Lalvin 71B-1122

14 discussions on DrinksForum about the Lalvin 71B-1122: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

What owners report

First 24 hours

Im new to winemaking and making my very first batch. I used two 49ozcans of oregon blueberry puree, 10lbs of sugar, warm water, pecticenzyme, acid blend, grape tannin, super yeast, and wine yeast. Istirred well.Now, the place I bought the...

A first attempt...

6 Cans of Welch's 100% juice from concentrate (3 - white grape andraspberries, 2 white grape and peaches, 1 white grape) ----$9.74Wine making equipment (2 - 1 gallon jugs, Hydrometer, 2 air locks, 2#6 bungs, acid blend, pectic enyme, yeast...

Best Temp for secondary?

I'm new at winemaking and just made my first two batches. One Welch'sconcord red and one Welch's Niagara white. All has gone well so far andI just got them into 1 gallon carboys with airlocks. So far they wereat about 75 degrees F. ...

Making an off-dry wine.

I'm going to make a couple of batches of riesling this fall and Iwanted to make one of these off-dry. I've made a lot of wine, butalways fermented to dryness.I was wondering what is the best way to stop the fermentation once Iget to the...

My wine's TA is 0.87%. What should I do?

Well, after replacing my overly concentrated solution of sodiumhydroxide from my friends at Carlson, I measured my wine(Cabernet/Merlot) with a standardized solution and I got 0.87%. Thewine tasted harsh, but without having any tasting...

Peach Wine

Hello, Hello:Headed off to the u-pick for peaches tomorrow. Reading the archivesyielded some useful findings concerning peach wine. I have a wholefistful of recipes, but am lacking one. There are references to recipes that use brown...

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