Additives Ingredients??

[Samh200]

Could someone give me a list of additives an Ingredients one should keep on hand so im not here in the middel of a batch of wine and have to order and wait a week for shipment.

 

[REDBOATNY]

Tough to answer not knowing what you are making. Kits, fruit, or juice? I keep the following on hand and make mostly fresh pressed grape wine, with a few fruit wines from puree or fresh.

acid increase: Tartaric for grape wine, acid blend for fruit.
to reduce acid: potassium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate.

yeast energizer, yeast nutrient, extra yeast

tannin,for taste. pectin enzyme for extraction and clarifying of fruit.

finning: everyone has their go-to but, tough to beat superkleer, sparkolloid, and bentonite.

extra sugar potassium metabisulfite (K-meta) potassium sorbate.

I'm sure others will chime in, I have never made a kit, but assume everything is included.

 

[Flem]

An extra Hydrometer or two!!!

 

[Samh200]

Sorry.... fruit an juice

Thanks REDBOATNY for your reply

Flem.... Working on that second hydrometer!!!

 

[Samh200]

what is the K-meta? Is it Campden tablets.

 

[REDBOATNY]

Good point Flem on the hydrometer but he asked about additives.

K-meta is potassium metabisulfite. It is available in powder and tablets. I believe most everyone uses powder, it disolves better and is easily measured usually 1/8 or 1/4 tsp. per 5 gallon batch. Some camden tabs are sodium meta and are best used for sanitizing. The sodium tabs will work in wine but may add extra sodium.

 

[Samh200]

thanks again RED!!!