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White Table Wine (Vitis Vinifera) Ingredients: 16-18 lbs Grapes (depending on variety) Sugar, add if low to S.G. 1.085--1.095 Acid Blend, add if low to .70% tartaric 1 tsp Nutrient 1 campden crush 1 pkg Wine Yeast Method: Use grapes which are fully ripened and free of mold White wine is fermented with the juice only Remove from stems, remove leaves and any foreign matter Crush grapes into extra primary, quickly stir in campden Immediately press out juice with press (with small quantities nylon straining bag can be used) into another primary fermenter Adjust sugar and acid levels of juice and add nutrient Cover primary After 12 hours, add yeast and recover primary Ferment at 70 degrees F or lower When ferment is complete (S.G. has dropped to 1.000--about 3 weeks) siphon off sediment into clean secondary, reattach lock Siphon again in 2 months and again if necessary until clear before bottling
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