I made apfewein using edwort recipe on 5/17, I just took a gravity reading and is 1.10 after a month. I did not want to put the sample back into the better bottle so I drank it but i was not too impress. Its not sweet at all, its smells like pinot grigio but it does not have the wine after taste that most wine have..its kind of watery...it taste like water down alcohol...not sure if this is going to improve but I follow the recipe by the book and not sure where i went wrong...any help please
Apfelwein help
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XXguy
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1.10? or 1.010 ? 1.10 means your yeast was dead. 1.010 means your apfelwein isn't finished fermenting yet.
Give the fermenter a swirl to kick up some yeasties and get them going again. What temp has/is it fermenting at? I had mine in the fermeenter for 6 weeks before I bottled/started drinking it. Definitely has more of a wine quality, though people say the apples come back over time. Mine at least smells like apples right now, and has the faintest taste of them too.
You didn't go wrong anywhere, it's what apfelwein tastes like until it is aged properly.
what flavor profile are you looking for in an apple type drink? there are many recipes and if you describe to me the flavor or drink type you are after I can tell you what recipe will produce what you are looking for.
Texron
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Brandon, maybe you can give me sopme advice. I started two batches of Edworts recipe on March 15th. Both of them have yet to clear-still pretty hazy. Whats more they have been at this point since about a month into the game. I have left them alone and let nature takes it course but it seems after three months it should be clear.
Should I continue to let it go or is it time for some fining soulutions so I can get this stuff into the bottles? I appreciate your advice.
Should I continue to let it go or is it time for some fining soulutions so I can get this stuff into the bottles? I appreciate your advice.
I would leave it alone. I have three batches goign now, started from February-march (april?) and none are clear yet. Now, i'm fermenting cool, as winemaking room is rather cooler than ideal, but still, jsut be patient.
Texron
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Thanks EPT. Its still sitting on the Lees. Should I leave the Lees or rack the wine off of them?
My son made a batch of this and it taste incredible-I can hardly wait for mine to get there. I'm thinking I should go ahaead and start another batch.
My son made a batch of this and it taste incredible-I can hardly wait for mine to get there. I'm thinking I should go ahaead and start another batch.
If you think that tastes good, try using nottingham or safale s-04 next time.
Those yeasts will leave a lot more of the apple flavor behind, Just make sure you can ferment at 68 degrees if you use a beer yeast.
Those yeasts will leave a lot more of the apple flavor behind, Just make sure you can ferment at 68 degrees if you use a beer yeast.
also, try cold crashing your apfelwein. if that doesn't clear it, then gelatin will.
