winexpert Austrian tramminer-Reisling

[BenK]

I started this kit today and it came with an f pack. Has anyone tried this wine before? I like my wines dry and am afraid I will have to pick between losing flavor or over sweetening if I dont ferment the f pack. Does WE sorbate their f packs?

 

[colorado_wade]

I just did the En Primeur Riesling/Gewurz, and I put probably a little over half of the F pack into primary, and stored the other half in the fridge until required. It came with 2 sorbate packs, and I only added 1 of them. Will see how it turns out, because I like mine more dry as well. If you don't like any sweetness, I would ferment the entire f pack, and skip the sorbate.

 

[CK55]

If you added sorbate before fermentation you just ruined your wine as it will not take off. Sorbate stops fermentation.

 

[colorado_wade]

Sorbate went in at clearing when the rest of the F pack was added.

 

[CK55]

Sorbate went in at clearing when the rest of the F pack was added.

Good because the way I read that sounded like it went in during fermentation. Let me know how it turns out as I might try the kit. Been wanting to do a white kit.

 

[colorado_wade]

Definitely will. It's been in clearing for about 5 days, so it still has some time before bottling, but I'll keep you posted. I'm excited to try this one.

 

[CK55]

I'm a huge Riesling fan, a winery near me has this $18 Riesling that's just amazing. Lot of great fruit flavors and it gets expensive. Even though I've known the owners for a long time.

 

[colorado_wade]

I'm with you on that. Riesling is quickly becoming one of my favorite whites. I like mine dry though, which is why I put in half the f pack during fermentation.

 

[CK55]

I'm with you on that. Riesling is quickly becoming one of my favorite whites. I like mine dry though, which is why I put in half the f pack during fermentation.

I will keep that in mind LOL. I just went and ordered a kit right now. I already got sold on it lol.

 

[colorado_wade]

Haha! That's awesome! Enjoy! Let me know how yours goes too.

 

[BenK]

Im going to dump half of it in primary tomorrow. If I test SG before and after adding it in can I just add the difference to my starting gravity for finding ABV?

 

[Johnd]

Im going to dump half of it in primary tomorrow. If I test SG before and after adding it in can I just add the difference to my starting gravity for finding ABV?

Yes, you can.

 

[BenK]

I put the entire fpac in during secondary. It boosted the SG by 0.006. If I have to back sweeten afterwords so be it but I doubt that will be the case.