As for this time, I have added a liter of sugar into the glass jar. After simmering the rambutan juice for 20mins, I poured it into the jar that contained sugar and stirred it. I leave it to cool over night.
The next day, I filled the jar of juice with water and added another 2 cups of sugar. I did a hydrometer testing to make sure the sugar brix achieves the appropriate level for the ideal fermentation condition. The reading turned out to be 16 brix, which is good. I added 2 teaspoon of citric acid to adjust its pH. According to winemaking books, pH 3-4 is preferred by yeast. Besides, diammonium phosphate (DAP) is added in as yeast nutrients. Lastly, I added in yeast.
This time, I used a airpump to pump air into the juice for 4 hours. The reason of me doing this is that primary fermentation is an aerobic process which requires the presence of oxygen. After the 4 hours of air pumping, the fermentation turned out to be very successful. I was so delighted to see how active the yeast were when I checked on it early in the morning.
Below shows some pictures that I have during the fermentation.
The Rambutan wine that I made earlier is now ready to be drink.