Advanced Home Wine Making - Volume 1

An introduction to the chemicals and essential equipment used in home wine making.

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[littlemanmays1187]

Hey Merddyn....I have a quick question and hopefully I didnt screw up I am making a 5 gallon batch and using Lalvin K1-V1116 Wine yeast....I started to activate the yeast and I didnt wait 15 minutes as instructed on the packet on accident and after I rehydrated it I pitched it right in my batch and then realized I screwed up.... my question is by not waiting the instructed

15 minutes will the yeast still work since technically the yeast was probably not fully activated????

[merddyn2002]

@littlemanmays1187 I almost never hydrate yeast anymore. It's not necessary. It's not a BAD thing, but it doesn't really matter.

[jasonjet25]

Well thank you for your advise yesturday. I hope you dont mind a few questions as I get close to starting my first batch. Have you ever seen vacuum degassing, and if so what are your thoughts or cautions? Also do you know of a kit or recipie for a Lodi 337 wine? Thanks again!!! Jason

[merddyn2002]

@jasonjet25 no idea on the recipe kit but applying a vacuum to the wine works very well for de-gassing. I don't mind questions at all. Anytime.

[androshi]

Q-can we double ferment the wine by adding more sugar to the ferment after the fermentation process?

Q-where can i buy bentonite in my neighborhood?i cant order it online-have you ever used kitty litter?

Q-when clearing the wine should i use bentonite plus egg white?

Q-using egg white's-how do we make this?i read its egg white,pinch of salt and water. then what?

Q-i have real isingglass and irishmoss ,how can i use this? will it leave a taste in the wine?

[merddyn2002]

@androshi starting a 2nd fermentation is possible, but it's likely not what you think. It will generally not create more alcohol than a single fermentation would create. It's an advanced brewing technique use for flavor enhancement. I would not worry about experimenting with that until you get a better handle on the basic of brewing.

[Growley86]

Question.. Im a beginner and am making a chardonay from fresh local grapes. I ended up with a tart wine " i think because my og was too low" and i have a white film on the surface of the wine in my carboy does this sound like a problem? Im worried if the og was too low it didnt produce enough alc. allowing mold or something to grow.

[thepresident1981]

thank you very much i am making black berry frozen and was about to make it with non frozen berries and now i use to use my campden tablets thank you ur a life saver

[SuperAmin00]

Hi...I saw this video of you .22 apr 2011..it is very helpfull for me as a bigginer .quality of the film is not good but words very usefull and among many films i have seen .I can say this is one of the best.......congratulate

[5tonyvvvv]

@merddyn2002 Ive made wine from Honey and grapes and I added No sugar or yeast, isn't that how it was done in ancient times?

[Adol666]

@teddyd30 You didnt degass your wine. After you stabilize your wine you need to stir it really good and get all the C02 out of the wine. This will prevent bottle bombs hehe