Newbie: Cherry Wine

Did they have pits? Did the pits get broken? You do need to use campden tablets, plus some yeast nutrient. Please check out this site

They do have pits, i don't think they are broken. what exactly is yeast nutrient? thanks

I believe, yeast nutrient helps provide certain nutrients to help your yeast to ferment properly. Please check Jack's site out - any info you would need to make wine at home is there. Darlene

Sour cherries have a lot of pectin in them, you might want to use some pectinase (pectic acid). This is used to prevent clouding of the wine, which is caused when the pectin jels somewhat.

While you *should* use camden tablets, unless you've put everything in refrigeration and can get to a brew shop immediately, you're best with proceeding with the yeast. Definitely use them in future batches, as this knocks out any wild yeasts that may have been on the surface of the fruit you've used.

Another item that you may want to consider, and I've seen others recommend, is yeast nutrient. This is labelled as "Yeast Nutrient", and contains nutrients that help the yeast to flourish. This is a good thing, because it helps to keep things moving along.

Woods

thanks for the help dar v. I will read up on that site somemore.

You can think of yeast nutrient in one of two ways. You can think of it as vitamins for your yeast or you can think of it as yeast fertilizer. The ideal medium for wine yeast is grape juice. Other fruit are usually deficient in some of the things the yeast need. Even grapes can be deficient in some things. Hence you add nutrient. It is cheap and safe.

Good luck on the cherry wine.

Ray

seems to me it should be both.