Just wondering what it takes to make port? any good recipes out there?
I have a 5 gallon pail of zinfandel juice that didn't ferment as well as I would have liked. It ended up being around 1.001, so I decided to turn it into a port wine. What is the best brandy to add? How do I figure out...
So you're suggesting that it's a combo of the acids and high alcohol that could be making it taste sweet? that gives me some hope :-) How would I reduce the acids then, mlf?
Just wondering what everyone's experiences have been attempting a restart on fermentation. I tried a starter yeast for my Zinfandel that got stuck around 1.001 and currently has an alcohol content of around 14.0%. The starter seemed promising last night, but as I've been adding more of the...
I can see where you're coming from, but what I have learned from making wine is that you don't klnow how little you know until you start learning and then sometimes it's too late :)
I made kits for years and then recently decided to try juice buckets. terms like; mlf, p.h.,sorbate...
I have been reading about some clearing agents that when added will bond to sugar particles, thus removing some sugar from the wine if I understand correctly? I have found that the specific gravity is now making very small increments of change. Hopefully just a little more and I will be happy :)
I was thinking the same as you, but after tasting it I simply cannot. I like my wines on the dryer side and the taste of sugar kind of puts me off a little. There isn't much sugar left, but even at .002 it's noticable.