Alcohol taste

[pvt_ak]

I've noticed in my last two wines - both around 13-14% that there is a real alcohol taste. It's almost spirit vodka like which detracts from the wine taste.

Why is this ? Too young to taste ?

Help as always appreciated.


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[Klemay83]

I've got this with a vimto wine I made, and it's pure rocket fuel... One glass and it's bedtime. I suspect it's just due to the high amount of sugar that's in the recipie that gets converted to alcohol. It doesnt go away either...my vimto wine is over a year old and the alcohol taste is just as strong.

I also wondered if it was to do with using too much yeast...

 

[IainM]

I also wondered if it was to do with using too much yeast...

If anything, more yeast would reduce hot alcohols.

 

[pvt_ak]

If anything, more yeast would reduce hot alcohols.

So you think under pitched ?


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[IainM]

I've noticed in my last two wines - both around 13-14% that there is a real alcohol taste. It's almost spirit vodka like which detracts from the wine taste.

Why is this ? Too young to taste ?

Help as always appreciated.


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My meads were very hot and unpleasant, but 9 months conditioning has worked wonders. On the other hand, two Belgian beers were bottled hot and have barely improved in 14 months. Only time will tell!

 

[Personal91]

So you think under pitched ?


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What yeast did you use + didn't you make a yeast starter ?

 

[pvt_ak]

What yeast did you use + didn't you make a yeast starter ?

I'm not that advanced - for wine I'm using Wilkos !


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[IainM]

So you think under pitched ?


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Not necessarily. Stronger drinks inevitably take longer to condition. Under-pitching can cause hot tastes, but so can low viability, temperature fluctuations, lack of nutrient, or fermenting too hot.