Apple wine close to being finished

[Lucky Al]

My Apple wine started in Sept from fresh juice from a local farm is crystal clear & may be ready to bottling soon. Will filter it later also prior to bottling. I'm not a dry wine person & would like it a bit sweeter. Thinking about a couple cans of frozen concentrate or bottled apple juice for making it sweeter & adding more apple flavor to the mix?? White grape juice also may be considered also for the flavor. Any suggestions on the route to take & the amount for a 5 gal carboy? Would use wine conditioner but wanted more Apple flavor to it. Will need Campden or Sorbate also, as the conditioner already has this in it.

Al

 

[grapeman]

I would make sure it is stabilized with the k-meta and sorbate and then add thawed frozen apple concentrate. I would add one can first and taste it. See if it has the apple you are after and check the SG. I would shoot for about 1.005-give or take a bit. If one can doesn't do it, add another. Recheck it for taste and SG. It will take a while to smooth out, but the sweetening helps it a bit. I personally would wait to filter it- unless you are sterile filtering, until after I have sweetened it. Once conditioned and sweetened, I would let it sit a couple weeks to settle in and settle out any precipitate from the concentrate. If anything is visible on the bottom, rack it to a clean carboy and then filter that.


Good luck with the wine.

 

[fivebk]

I used filtered store bought apple juice in my apple wine that I reduced on the stove . when I added it it did not cloud my wine , but I waited a month just like appleman is suggesting before I bottled mine.

BOB

 

[Lucky Al]

Its what I was thinking but nice to have it confirmed by someone that has done this before.

 

[Goodfella]

Yeah... I think these guys nailed it right on. But as stated before, Make sure you add k-meta and sorbate before adding anything.

 

[xanxer82]

K Meta for sure. Sorbate too.
I've got my apple wine clearing now too. Pretty sure I'll be making an fpack as well.
Keep us updated.

 

[Goodfella]

My apple is just finishing in the fermenting.... 1.002 yesterday.


I will also be doing an F-Pack.