Dandelion Wine-Fermentation Process

To view the next video in this series click: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/14073 Phil Tonks of Grandview Winery demonstrates how to make dandelion wine. He provides tips for picking the perfect dandelion to make a great wine.

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• dandelion
• wine
• make
• sugar
• alcohol
• pick
• flower
• equipment
• Wine
• Making
• rack
• cork
• bottle
• fermentation
• storage
• bottling
• taste
• sweet
• dry

[MrMawnster]

I never about it...Just rack as soon as bubbling stops and/ or you reach your wanted SG. Rack early as possible and often if it throws a lot of lees if you worry about yeast flavor. Toss in some more SO2 to stabilize or sorbate. Really this has to be played by ear and experience but for now go by the book if you worry.

[MrMawnster]

torchidman Some ppl like the flavor. this depends of course on whether the yeast were healthy or started digesting the dead yeast (i.e. not enough nutrients in solution) This flavor is a little gross. But pure yeasty toasty flavor happens in Champagne when all the yeast are dead and sitting on the lees. Adding more will just speed up the start up but not really the fermentation, as it will hit a steady state of equilibrium. It can prevent a stuck one from occurring too.

[MrMawnster]

nickkaz98 The strains isolated are generally more resistant to SO2 than the wild ones. They are selected for this just like we breed say chickens for larger breast meat. Large amount will kill them though. Also, yeasts produce a 100 MW protein of 5 different types...a kind of bio warfare if you will and some are sensitive to one kind and not another etc. Some are more competitive too like Lalvin EC-1118 and will simply hog nutrients and sugar from other yeasts.

[methuselah1618]

@nickkaz98 it will stop the fermentation process if u put enough,but about a half tab per gallon will kill bacteria and wild yeast.(i know the bottle says add 1 per gallon).it also depends on which stage ur adding the tablets.i myself never add before bottling like some do that is just too much and unnecessary.add 1 per gallon to a half during primary and a half during secondary and u will be good.

[torchidman]

I recently got into this great hobby, and I make one gallon grape wines at a time....I was told to put the whole 5 gm packet into the one gallon batch......could this be a problem? should I simply add just 1/5 of the packet for just one gallon of wine?

I was told that you can get too much yeast mix into a wine, and it could affect the taste..tks..

[karlbecalfie]

How much dandelion do you use per gallon? weight?

[nickkaz98]

wouldnt the camden tablets kill off the yeast?

[joetylerdale]

Is the wine truly "Dandelion" tasting, or is it all the fruit that makes the taste and the flowers just accommodate it?

[bobbisu2385]

hello , I too make dandelion wine. I have discovered this video to see how other people make my favourite wine. The one problem that I have noticed is that you do not number your videos. Very nice videos by the way. I really enjoyed watching them. :)