Ange
Well-Known Member
Evening Chaps,
I started a couple of 4.5l demis yesterday lunchtime with my usual t-bag wine. Now I've made this wine regularly since last year, all without problem. This is the recipe:
1 box Twinings t bags (16 or 20 in box ?)
2 ltrs red grape juice
1 tsp pectolase
1 tsp nutrient
1/2 t spoon tartaric acid (I used citric acid as that was what I had)
1 tsp Youngs wine yeast
Sugar to sg 1.080 or 1.090
Boil 2 ltrs of water in a large pan and switch off the heat, add the t bags and allow to infuse for about 15 minutes. Squeeze the t bags and remove â NOW ADD THE SUGAR, SO IT WILL MELT, allow the liquor to cool.
Add to the d/j the grape juice, pectolase, nutrient and acid.
Add the cooled liquor and sugar -TAKE THE SAMPLE, - until - sg 1.080 / 1.090, add the yeast or starter, cover and ferment to dry.
Once ferment has ceased stabilise and leave to clear, use finings if you prefer.
Thing is, this usually starts bubbling after about 5-7 hours - 18 hour later and... NOTHING!! Not from either of them! I'm concerned... What would you do?
Ange
x
Well!
I started a couple of 4.5l demis yesterday lunchtime with my usual t-bag wine. Now I've made this wine regularly since last year, all without problem. This is the recipe:
1 box Twinings t bags (16 or 20 in box ?)
2 ltrs red grape juice
1 tsp pectolase
1 tsp nutrient
1/2 t spoon tartaric acid (I used citric acid as that was what I had)
1 tsp Youngs wine yeast
Sugar to sg 1.080 or 1.090
Boil 2 ltrs of water in a large pan and switch off the heat, add the t bags and allow to infuse for about 15 minutes. Squeeze the t bags and remove â NOW ADD THE SUGAR, SO IT WILL MELT, allow the liquor to cool.
Add to the d/j the grape juice, pectolase, nutrient and acid.
Add the cooled liquor and sugar -TAKE THE SAMPLE, - until - sg 1.080 / 1.090, add the yeast or starter, cover and ferment to dry.
Once ferment has ceased stabilise and leave to clear, use finings if you prefer.
Thing is, this usually starts bubbling after about 5-7 hours - 18 hour later and... NOTHING!! Not from either of them! I'm concerned... What would you do?
Ange
x
Well!
