BurtConnor
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I posted about this about a month ago
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/plum-wine-yeast-268234/
I had added the champagne yeast the Friday after this and the fermentation had pretty much stopped so I racked it off the sediment last night. I also thought I'd try a bit. It was delicious! Has a nice sparkly feel to it (I assume from the yeast). Have no idea what percentage it is. SG last night was around 1.050. When I tried taking a reading previously, the sugar hadn't dissolved properly, but the highest reading I got was 1.3. I have no idea if that is correct, but if it is, my calculations put it at around 30%.
The recipe I'm following says to leave it now until it is 'stable' (though it doesn't explain what it means by that), racking it again if there is any more sediment on the bottom. And then bottle it and leave it for a year. I am getting quite excited about this!
One thing I was wondering, Everyone says wine only gets better with age. We have a 9 month old baby. If I take care of 1 bottle until she is 18, will it be amazing, or is it just not worth the effort?
Cheers!
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/plum-wine-yeast-268234/
I had added the champagne yeast the Friday after this and the fermentation had pretty much stopped so I racked it off the sediment last night. I also thought I'd try a bit. It was delicious! Has a nice sparkly feel to it (I assume from the yeast). Have no idea what percentage it is. SG last night was around 1.050. When I tried taking a reading previously, the sugar hadn't dissolved properly, but the highest reading I got was 1.3. I have no idea if that is correct, but if it is, my calculations put it at around 30%.
The recipe I'm following says to leave it now until it is 'stable' (though it doesn't explain what it means by that), racking it again if there is any more sediment on the bottom. And then bottle it and leave it for a year. I am getting quite excited about this!
One thing I was wondering, Everyone says wine only gets better with age. We have a 9 month old baby. If I take care of 1 bottle until she is 18, will it be amazing, or is it just not worth the effort?
Cheers!