Putting Apfelwein in wine bottles

Turnerdude1 · Nov 27, 2008

Just copied EdWort recipe for making Apfelwein and want to bottle and cork
Apfelwein in about four weeks. If I add sodium metasulfite to the 5 gal carboy before I bottle and put it in wine bottles, will there be any danger of corks coming out of wine bottles. Do not want to carbonate as just want wine. Also how will this taste?

Thanks

Turnerdude1

BigKahuna · Nov 27, 2008

Welcome To HBT!
Congratulations on the new Batch!
Still Apfelwein is great! If you wait till it's done fermenting (as indicated by crystal clear nature, and confirmed with hydrometer) there is not any danger, and no need for additional chemicals!

Good Luck.

Loweface · Nov 27, 2008

BigKahuna has it right.

Now if you want to backsweeten at all with some form of fermentable sugar be it sucrose, dextrose or more apple juice then you will need the stabalising chemicals.

Turnerdude1 · Nov 27, 2008

Thanks, thought I had it right but wanted to make sure....

Turnerdude1

syd138 · Nov 27, 2008

Wait.. so you don't need 5oz of priming sugar before you bottle apfelwein?

Someone told me you can also put a couple grains of yeast in each bottle.. that will really help to carb it.

JoeMama · Nov 27, 2008

syd138 said:
Wait.. so you don't need 5oz of priming sugar before you bottle apfelwein?

Someone told me you can also put a couple grains of yeast in each bottle.. that will really help to carb it.

No, if you ARE carbing the wine Im sure you still want the priming sugar added. I believe the TS stated he didnt really care to have it carbed. (Just bottled)
-Me

ChshreCat · Nov 27, 2008

And if you're carbing it, then do NOT put it in wine bottles.

coyote · Nov 28, 2008

to carb or not to carb?

(plan on making this in the near future)

thanks!

ifishsum · Dec 1, 2008

Try it both ways. I prefer it carbed myself but lots of people drink it still.

AlTheGud1sRtaken · Dec 1, 2008

i vote for no carb. i tried carbing 1 bottle of my 2 liter experiement and wasn't crazy about it.

coyote · Dec 2, 2008

ChshreCat said:
And if you're carbing it, then do NOT put it in wine bottles.

not strong enough?

what bottles do you recommend? I'm thinking 22 oz. beer bottles.

Loweface · Dec 2, 2008

Yup beer bottles...

Or 2 Litre PET soda bottles (Sparkaling Water bottles are better IMO)

But the latter is for sharing!!! :mug:

syd138 · Dec 2, 2008

I just bought 12- 1 liter bottles with the Grolsch-style caps. I figure that will work perfect for apfelwein.

Putting Apfelwein in wine bottles

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

Turnerdude1

Well-Known Member

BigKahuna

Senior Member

Loweface

Well-Known Member

Turnerdude1

Well-Known Member

syd138

Well-Known Member

JoeMama

Well-Known Member

ChshreCat

Well-Known Member

coyote

Well-Known Member

ifishsum

Well-Known Member

AlTheGud1sRtaken

Active Member

coyote

Well-Known Member

Loweface

Well-Known Member

syd138

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Latest posts

Putting Apfelwein in wine bottles

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

Well-Known Member

Senior Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Active Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Join the conversation!

Join today and get all the highlights of this community direct to your inbox. It's FREE!