I bottled mine still last weekend and a friend of mine who is a bit of a wine enthusiast sat down to give my apfelwen a try. He said he notes distinct yeasty flavor in it. I cannot taste it, but I do not doubt him. How can I avoid this in the future? I followed Edwort's recipe exactly and bulk...
So at bottling time, is it simply a matter of making sure it's degassed and then bottling it if you want it still or must you add a bunch of other chemicals and crap that my lhbs tried to sell me that are commonly used with wine kits?
I had the nozzle on my bottling bucket crack and start trickling apfelwein onto my floor just as I got ready to hook up my racking cane today. I rushed the wine and bucket to a clean and sanitized bucket I had handy. I had to briskly dump the wine into the bucket to save the last 4.5 gallons of...
Mine came in at 1.059 OG. Yours sounds fine.:mug:
Now for my question to you guys; Does this stuff need to be degassed if I plan to put it up in corked wine bottles after 4 weeks?
My wife volunteered to get me some non-preservative apple juice today for my first attempt at apfelwein based on the recipe in the sticky. I just got home and note that she bought organic apple juice with no preservatives, but also unfiltered. It is cloudy in the jugs.
Will the stuff making...
Yep. I have a glass cooktop. I will see if I can find a link to the pot I bought and post it here.
I bought the "Alpha Heavy Gage 24 quart stainless steel stockpot with glass lid" for $54.99 delivered from amazon.com. It works flawlessly on my glass cooktop with no boil overs.