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I tried to top it up with the wine from the PET bottle and it started foaming up again, so I split it into 2 demijohns, will it be okay to keep them there for a day or two?
It sure will, once it subsides then mix them back together, this is why we use fermenting buckets, they allow for that extra foaming.
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It sure will, once it subsides then mix them back together, this is why we use fermenting buckets, they allow for that extra foaming.
I'll do that in future, just on the new winemaker wine #1 it was put straight into a dj, but I suppose it's better to start in a bucket when using a juice like pineapple as it seems to foam up a lot more than apple juice
Not a problem with starting juice wines in D/J, you just need to leave about 1/3rd empty to allow for foaming, but a bucket means you can make just over the gallon and have some reserve for topping without worrying about overflowing.
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It finished fermenting by last weekend, I racked and let it settle for three or four days and the bottled it on 25th with 1/2 tsp of honey per 568ml brown bottle. Still no idea if it'll clear
How's did the pineapple wine? Has it calmed down?
To recap: I made a strong up-market version of turbo cider. The principle ingredients were:-
5 litres Tesco Organic Pressed Apple Juice
1 340g jar Organic New Zealand Forest honey
Started on 13-2-09 @ 1064
Finished on 21-2-09 @ 1003
Bottled on 25-2-09 with 1/2 tsp honey
Tested on 03-03-09
I managed to wait a full 6 days before trying it but it's got some fizz already.
It's not going to clear - this one is going to stay cloudy. I will upload a picture when I open the next bottle.
The flavour and aroma is full of the honey. It was a full bodied honey and it's really coming through in the cider. Next to the standard juice and honey recipe it's miles ahead. This is gorgeous cider, I'm proud to have made it. BUT...
I got the calculation of the price wrong. The cider would cost about £2/pt.
It's worth it for a treat, but my next move is to downgrade the apple juice to standard (or the next one up) but keep the quality honey. I feel the full flavour of the honey is the key factor in it's taste - the next batch will tell.
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