xcaret
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I usually just make wine the old fashioned country hick way . Toss the fruit ,sugar and yeast,and water , into the container ,nothing more added , no bisulfate or any of that fancy stuff!! Seal it for 30 days ,( usually I forget it for a couple of months or more ) strain it through a nylon stocking and start drinking it .
Well I took a sample of my strawberry wine after 30 days or so , and it was bitter like someone said it would be on this forum. I put it out of my mind for a couple more months and thought I'd take a sample and see if I could cut it with soda pop to make it less bitter , I drew a basting syringe off the top and took a sip ,the bitterness had gone . Wow I had made a great discovery, the longer it sits the less bitter it became . I was warned that by not siphoning the must into a carboy in 6-7 days I would get a bitterness. That is correct , it was bitter , but after 3 more months or was it 2 , the bitterness went away .
Have I stumbled onto a new finding ?? I doubt it , the old guys had no camden tablets ( whatever they do ?? ) or anything store bought and they were the originaters or good wine . I doubt that Noah had these chemicals at hand lol. Well neither do I and my wine is usually about 15 % alchohol , All I want to do is get a buzz, I can put up with bitter wine , but now I see I dont have to .
Well I took a sample of my strawberry wine after 30 days or so , and it was bitter like someone said it would be on this forum. I put it out of my mind for a couple more months and thought I'd take a sample and see if I could cut it with soda pop to make it less bitter , I drew a basting syringe off the top and took a sip ,the bitterness had gone . Wow I had made a great discovery, the longer it sits the less bitter it became . I was warned that by not siphoning the must into a carboy in 6-7 days I would get a bitterness. That is correct , it was bitter , but after 3 more months or was it 2 , the bitterness went away .
Have I stumbled onto a new finding ?? I doubt it , the old guys had no camden tablets ( whatever they do ?? ) or anything store bought and they were the originaters or good wine . I doubt that Noah had these chemicals at hand lol. Well neither do I and my wine is usually about 15 % alchohol , All I want to do is get a buzz, I can put up with bitter wine , but now I see I dont have to .