Winemakers
Can anyone tell me how to get the yeast taste out of my new wine.
Winemaker
Moe
Winemakers
Can anyone tell me how to get the yeast taste out of my new wine.
Winemaker
Moe
Hello, How new is your wine? 6 months old, 9 months, a year? Darlene
my experience is that when the yeast either dies and settles to the bottom or eats all the sugar and settles to the bottom anyway, most of the yeast taste is gone.
Yes, you would think so, but some people can still taste it. Sometimes, the yeast taste can stick around if you drink certain wines at a very young age. Usually with time, the yeast taste goes away. If you're making wines out of frozen concentrates, sometimes the yeast taste can stick around; at least my husband can still taste it. With enough aging, the taste is usually gone according to him. There is that alcoholic kick taste which I can taste if the wine is very young, but as these wines age (Welch's, fruit, veggie, & herb) that taste seems to go away with the appropriate aging as well. Darlene
Darlene, what do you think "appropriate aging" is on frozen concentrate wines?
I have my first batch going (about 1 month old) and it tastes like a yeast bomb. :)
I was not expecting it to taste good yet but when do you find the yeast taste has died down enough to determine how the wine will taste?
I'm thinking I want to do a 5 gal. batch of this if it turns out as good as I think it might.
John F
John, Yep, at a month it is a yeast bomb! lol
Well, that sort of is up to your taste buds, but I like the frozen concentrates at 1 to 1 1/2 years. Some feel they start to deteriorate after
1 year, but I've pulled bottles out at 2 years and found it just fine. When I first started, I was bottling at about 7 months (with 2-3 rackings prior to bottling, and very clear wine) You certainly can drink them sooner; I tried my first batches at about 8 - 9 months, but as I said, my husband could still taste the yeast, and for me the alcohol kick was still there. After a few months, both seemed to smooth out. I guess I would try one at 9 months and see what you think. Then, try another one at 1 year. The whole point of this, is to make something you like and enjoy. In the meantime, make more....Darlene ;o)
Some of the concentrate wines tend to be best very young. 3 months to 9 months. In that case you need to get rid of the yeast taste and start enjoying it quickly. I use SuperKlear to force clear it and that helps. You might try some other clearing agent if you want.
Ray
when i start another bottle of grape juice I do not add packaged yeast. I simply pour a little of my existing crop into the new bottle. Not very much either. This is enough to get the new bottle going right away.
Ray, Now, I remember who likes to drink these wines (from frozen concentrates) young.... Hope you're having a good summer. Darlene ;o)
Thanks Darlene. I have a batch of Welch's Niagara just finishing up now and a batch of Niagara Pyment. Looking forward to the pyment. Hope all your efforts come out well also.
Ray
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