Lazersgopewpew
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
So I'm new to wine making, (Have a few Beers under my belt tho) and I decided to try my hand at a Fig Wine since I have so many on hand this time of year.
I currently have the ingredients sitting in a brew bucket and have recently added the campden tablets.
Ingredients are as follows (2 gallon batch):
8 lbs chopped fresh common figs
3.5 lbs sugar (table sugar)
3.5 tsp Acid Blend
1 tsp Pectic Enzyme
2 tsp Yeast Nutrient
2 campden tablets
2 gallons water
I will be adding the yeast tomorrow (Red Star Cote Des Blanc)
My question is, does the primary fermentation have to occur in the small necked glass containers I bought for secondary fermentation also or can I do the primary fermentation in the bucket everything is sitting in?
Also, I do plan on back sweetening at least half the wine later, using the advice I found on the forum with fruit juice instead of sugar (Going to try to find some good fig juice, if not that then I'll have to find something else). The instructions I found say to sweeten during the last re-racking after the addition of stabilizer.
What should I use as a stabilizer? Would another campden tablet work?
Thanks for the help!
So I'm new to wine making, (Have a few Beers under my belt tho) and I decided to try my hand at a Fig Wine since I have so many on hand this time of year.
I currently have the ingredients sitting in a brew bucket and have recently added the campden tablets.
Ingredients are as follows (2 gallon batch):
8 lbs chopped fresh common figs
3.5 lbs sugar (table sugar)
3.5 tsp Acid Blend
1 tsp Pectic Enzyme
2 tsp Yeast Nutrient
2 campden tablets
2 gallons water
I will be adding the yeast tomorrow (Red Star Cote Des Blanc)
My question is, does the primary fermentation have to occur in the small necked glass containers I bought for secondary fermentation also or can I do the primary fermentation in the bucket everything is sitting in?
Also, I do plan on back sweetening at least half the wine later, using the advice I found on the forum with fruit juice instead of sugar (Going to try to find some good fig juice, if not that then I'll have to find something else). The instructions I found say to sweeten during the last re-racking after the addition of stabilizer.
What should I use as a stabilizer? Would another campden tablet work?
Thanks for the help!