Sediment from Primary Fementation
November 9, 2011 by Instant Wine
Filed under Winemaker
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Sediment from Primary Fementation
Image by Tim Patterson
Racking my wine to the glass carboy left a bunch of lees (dead yeast, fruit parts and junk) at the bottom of my primary fermentation bucket.. mMmm?
I think the cheesecloth bag of organic fruit caused most of this mess. The yeast really tore it up! Skins, etc..
Sampling the Wine
Image by Tim Patterson
My wine is now 25 days old. Since I will be “racking” to a new carboy sometime tomorrow I decided to skim the fruit residue that was floating on top (now in the bowl), so I hopefully won’t transfer much of the yeast/fruit sediment to the new jug.
I also tested the specific gravity and it shows about 0.990 on the hydrometer. So, now that fermentation is complete, it looks like the wine will have a 14.4% alcohol content.
The test sample here tasted okay, but you can definitely tell how young it is. This wine won’t be anywhere near “good” or drinkable until it has aged for another 6-12 months.
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Image by aslinth
