Opti-white

[fishonline]

Hello everyone, I’m starting 15 gallons of Brehm Chardonnay juice tonight. I plan on doing 3 batches, two 6 gallon and one 3 gallon batch. I drove to Midwest today to get Opti-white but unfortunately I got the wrong amount and only got enough for about 12 gallons of wine. My question is should I use less than the recommended amount and add it to all three of the batches or should I add the recommended amount to both 6 gallon batches and leave it out of the three gallon batch. I won’t have time to go back to the store and get more. Any thoughts?

 

[tonyandkory]

Sorry ... I have no idea what that is

 

[fishonline]

It's something that Bhrem suggests you add to their juice. This is what it is supposed to do: Packet Opti-White which increases mouthfeel, avoids browning, increases the wine's protein stability and volatile thiols, and protects fresh aromas during aging

I'm just not sure how important it is? I live about 75 miles from the wine shop and the juice is thawed so I have to make it tonight. I really don't want to drive back there if it's not that big of a deal. Or if I can stretch the amount to cover all three batches that would be fine too.

 

[ibglowin]

You could also do an experiment. Use it in the 2 six gallon batches and let the 3 gallon be a control to see if it made any real difference in mouthfeel etc.

 

[fishonline]

I used the Opti-white on the two 6 gallon batches as an experiment. I also used two different yeasts on the two 6 gallon batches to compare. I used D47 on one and Premier Cuvee on the other. I pitched both using Go-ferm. I checked this morning and the batch using Premier Cuvee was already very active and the other two that I used the D47 showed no signs of fermentation. Just thought I’d share..

 

[fishonline]

I actually got them for $100 per bucket shipped, which is pretty reasonable when compared to most premium kits. But non the less I'm trying to follow Peter's direction as I have in the past.

 

[fishonline]

Ya the local distributor bought out someone else’s remaining inventory, normally they are around 140-150 shipped. I’ve seen the pricing for this falls inventory and it’s up quite a bit.