Using Waldos U Tube Video as a guideline for a 5 gallons of Scuppernongs. Looks like it follows a kit instruction after secondary fermentation. At racking, says to add Sorbate along with the sulfite, thendegassing. I might add bentonite at some point. After a few months of bulk ageing, I want to back sweeten. Should I wait till then to add sorbate (before bottling)? Most all instructionsare addright before bottling. Didn't want any added chance of oxidation or future fermentation adding Sorbate early.
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Thanks, you didn't sweeten back at bottling and thought that might change when to add sorbate. Does this recipe would workwellfor scuppernongs (Welders) rather than your red muscadines? My Last year's scuppernong wasvery fizzy - I didn't degass after stablizing.
Thanks, you didn't sweeten back at bottling and thought that might change when to add sorbate. Does this recipe would workwellfor scuppernongs (Welders) rather than your red muscadines? My Last year's scuppernong wasvery fizzy - I didn't degass after stablizing.
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That is really a personal preference and is driven largely by how soon you want to get the wine in bottles and free up your carboy. My personal preference for a clearing agent is SuperKleer KC and if you are sure your wine is thoroughly degassed then go ahead and add it now. A good test on how well you have degassed is to draw off a small sample, put it in a small bottle and shake it up real good with your thumb over the bottle opening and then release your thimb and if it spews it stil has a lot of gas and needs more degassing.
How about a fishin line?
Thanks again Mr. Waldo...ill try this out when I get home from work tonight...I usually bottle once the wine is good and clear...but I'm thinking about bulk aging this time since I read somewhere that it improves the wine. I'm fairly new to wine making and have yet to make a batch that I'm happy with...usually they have a strange taste to them...not sure how to explain it but they have all had it.
Maybe you should try the Welder variety
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs100
Welder: Welder is a bronze grape that also produces a good juice and wine. Yield is moderate, and the berry ripening period can be very extended such that three harvests may be required.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs100
Welder: Welder is a bronze grape that also produces a good juice and wine. Yield is moderate, and the berry ripening period can be very extended such that three harvests may be required.
This is my first muscadine batch...any that I have been lucky enough to try have been superb...the rest have been kits, fruit purees, or juice, so this is my first "real" fruit wine.I believe the off taste I was experiencing was due to lack of knowledge on the process...I have learned a lot since I joined this forum.
Mr. Waldo I did your degassing test and I definitly need to degass more....thanks again...and again!!
Mr. Waldo I did your degassing test and I definitly need to degass more....thanks again...and again!!
