Brian Bilson
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I have been making foraged fruit wines for about 40 years. With the current rave over sparkling wines, I have wanted to make some but the idea of having must in the bottom of each bottle puts me off.
I wondered if another solution, rather than secondary fermentation, might work.
Has anyone tried putting citric acid and sodium bicarbonate in a bottle of wine? The simple reaction between the two compounds would produce sodium citrate and carbon dioxide, and, provided the quantities of each was carefully controlled, there shouldn't be any residue.
As both sodium bicarbonate and citric acid are available in dry powder form, I even wondered if the two could be combined as a tablet in exactly the right quantities (the reaction only occurring when they dissolve in the wine) or as a tablet for each, again with exactly measured quantities.
The big question is, how much would sufficient sodium citrate affect the flavour of the wine. Chalk (calcium carbonate) should do the trick as well, and there are other organic acids, other than citric, that could work.
I plan to experiment, but just wondered if anyone else has tried it.
I wondered if another solution, rather than secondary fermentation, might work.
Has anyone tried putting citric acid and sodium bicarbonate in a bottle of wine? The simple reaction between the two compounds would produce sodium citrate and carbon dioxide, and, provided the quantities of each was carefully controlled, there shouldn't be any residue.
As both sodium bicarbonate and citric acid are available in dry powder form, I even wondered if the two could be combined as a tablet in exactly the right quantities (the reaction only occurring when they dissolve in the wine) or as a tablet for each, again with exactly measured quantities.
The big question is, how much would sufficient sodium citrate affect the flavour of the wine. Chalk (calcium carbonate) should do the trick as well, and there are other organic acids, other than citric, that could work.
I plan to experiment, but just wondered if anyone else has tried it.