red wine lees as slurry in skeeter pee

[ArdenS]

Has anyone tried using lees from a red wine (I have some Malbec going) as a slurry for starting Skeeter Pee? Most of what I've seen on this list, it looks like people are using lees from some country wine. I'm trying to visualize what a bit of Malbec flavor would do to the lemon flavor. My imagination is falling a bit short tonight.

 

[andy123]

Well no I havent used red wine lees but I did take some lees from a citrus wine and start a fruit salad wine. The citrus never matured to my liking but the fruit salad is popular.

 

[boozinsusan]

What fruits were in the fruit salad wine?


I made an orchard wine last year, with apples, raspberries, blueberries, elderberries, and pears. It is still sitting, but will be racked one more time soon....

 

[andy123]

That was just cans from the pantry. Peaches,pears and fruit salad. I didn't see preservatives inthem so thru the food processor they went.I cant spot that log but I recall a few bananas and 1 gallon of budget grade apple juice and 9#s sugar.It was an end of season thing after 2 racks I didnt mess with it till 6 months passed and it was ready to finish when I did.

 

[CajunJay]

I did it before using lees from an elderberry cabernet. Other than making the pee a darker than normal color, I think the lemon juice and sugar ended up taking over. It wasn't tannic or anything. Of course this will depend on how good of a racker you are.Go for it. It's just pee!