HI, i made a Rennaisance Amarone kit about 6 months ago. The wine was strong months after but now I tried it and it softened dramatically and it has bubbles around the edges of the glass that won't seem to go away. What is wrong with it?
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It sounds to me like it needed to be degassed better. What tool did you use for degassing. I strongly recommend at least getting a drill mounted mix stir. i also use a vacuum brake bleeder after that as it has a gauge so you know when it is done being degassed. As far as being smoother that is what it is supposed to do, smooth out.
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I made that kit a bit earlier than that into a port. I used chocolate and blackberry brandy along with the Ren Amarone. I didn't rush it. I degassed with my vacumn aspirator about 4 moths ago and bulk aged. I bottled some extra I had and the rest is still bulk aging. No bubbles and the taste is incredible. This is what I had opened tonight.
I guess what I am trying to say is to degas the best you can with what you have and then age it in the carboy a few months. The combination whould allow the gas to work it's way out. Now that it is bottled. If the bubbles bother you- decant it an hour or so ahead and let it breathe. That should lessen the bubbles and open up the flavor profile.
I guess what I am trying to say is to degas the best you can with what you have and then age it in the carboy a few months. The combination whould allow the gas to work it's way out. Now that it is bottled. If the bubbles bother you- decant it an hour or so ahead and let it breathe. That should lessen the bubbles and open up the flavor profile.
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It is unlikely to be MLF if you added the proper K-Meta as instructed in the directions- that inhibits it.
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I bet it is still CO2. I use a drill stirrer to and have had a couple batches that even using it I still had CO2. I have found some kits you really have to beat the snot out of to degas. I did an Island Mist kit that I stirred for probably 20 minutes before I got it gas free. I have never had one degas in the 2 minutes or what ever the directions say. No where near it. I normally have to stir for at least 10 minutes.
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Ah that reminds me, have this one down in the basement made back in November...may just pull one up for sampling today!
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