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Fortified white port and adding sugar
I am making a gewurtztrauminer white port (adding Oregon Clear Creek
apple brandy). I have 1 gallon of wine made from grapes grown in my backyard, to which I will add 750mL of brandy to bring the alcohol level to around 17% (based on 12% predicted alcohol of the must). My trouble is: the wine as it is before adding the brandy is VERY dry. No residual sugar exists since the full packet of yeast nuked every grain of sugar in there. I having trouble deciding how much table sugar to add to this mix. The brandy is on the dry side but not bone dry like other brandies I tasted. Is this simply an add to taste deal that I do just before bottling and then add wine stabilizer. Also, do I need to add camden tabs the mix before bottling with an alcohol of 17%? Thanks much for any help! Jon |
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On Nov 12, 5:34*pm, wrote:
> I am making a gewurtztrauminer white port (adding Oregon Clear Creek > apple brandy). *I have 1 gallon of wine made from grapes grown in my > backyard, to which I will add 750mL of brandy to bring the alcohol > level to around 17% (based on 12% predicted alcohol of the must). > > My trouble is: the wine as it is before adding the brandy is VERY > dry. *No residual sugar exists since the full packet of yeast nuked > every grain of sugar in there. *I having trouble deciding how much > table sugar to add to this mix. *The brandy is on the dry side but not > bone dry like other brandies I tasted. *Is this simply an add to taste > deal that I do just before bottling and then add wine stabilizer. > > Also, do I need to add camden tabs the mix before bottling with an > alcohol of 17%? > > Thanks much for any help! > > Jon I would add to taste, yes. You probably don't need any sorbate at that alcohol level unless you used a strong yeast like EC1118. I would add sulfite if you plan on keeping the wine for a while - and it will need some time for the brandy to integrate with the wine. Pp |
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Fortified white port and adding sugar
I'm guessing you let the wine ferment all the way out before adding
the brandy. If you know what the starting sugar in the must is, add the brandy at a point say, where there is 3 % sugar remaining. The addition of brandy will bring the total alcohol to about 18..20 %, and should stop the yeast action. In your existing case, you could add sugar to taste. Use raw unprocessed sugar if you can get it. Processed sugar adds a distinctive unpleasant flavor to the wine. (my opinion) I would still sulfide it to 50ppm to prevent oxidation, if you plan on keeping it for a while. Wino in CA wrote: > I am making a gewurtztrauminer white port (adding Oregon Clear Creek > apple brandy). I have 1 gallon of wine made from grapes grown in my > backyard, to which I will add 750mL of brandy to bring the alcohol > level to around 17% (based on 12% predicted alcohol of the must). > > My trouble is: the wine as it is before adding the brandy is VERY > dry. No residual sugar exists since the full packet of yeast nuked > every grain of sugar in there. I having trouble deciding how much > table sugar to add to this mix. The brandy is on the dry side but not > bone dry like other brandies I tasted. Is this simply an add to taste > deal that I do just before bottling and then add wine stabilizer. > > Also, do I need to add camden tabs the mix before bottling with an > alcohol of 17%? > > Thanks much for any help! > > Jon |
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