Seyval anyone?

[Cellar_Rat]

Just a thought - is anyone else drinking this year Seyval yet?

I have struggled with the acid (no surprises there then) but after 4 weeks of cold stabilization I have a very pleasant white. Very dry even with the addition of 1 tsp elderflower cordial per litre. Clear unfiltered (so not shiny) and very pleasant indeed. I am even drinking the stuff out of choice (which goes against the grain a little for a confirmed red drinker).

Has anyone else started?

[goldseal]

Mine is still pretty acidic, despite the significant amount which dropped out.

It would only clear down to a haze, so some has been treated with Bentonite, which appears to be working.

It is still in the DJs - I'm waiting as long as possible for as much acid to drop out as possible. I think it might need a bit of sweetness to counteract the acidity too.

[Richard S]

Mine is pretty good - tons of acid dropped and it took a long time to clear but it looks like the wait was worth it.

[Duffbeer]

Mine is crystal clear, it sat outside during the snow/cold spell & dropped masses of tartarates, it's now very pleasant albeit a tad on the acid side, it would have made a cracking sparkly.

[lockwood1956]

it would have made a cracking sparkly.

some of mine is destined for sparkly production

[Cellar_Rat]

.......... sat outside during the snow/cold spell & dropped masses of tartarates, .............

Exaclty what I did - it rained tartaric acid crystals like gravel - i must have had 2 to 3 kilos of the stuff per drum.

It will indeedy make a cracking sparkly. For the reocrd I have tried 100psi CO2 in a chilled pressure vessel, daily shaking etc etc - made it frothy but not sparkly. Will no bother with that again.

[Cellar_Rat]

... is there a market for tartaric acid crystals? We could all be rich !!

[Richard S]

... is there a market for tartaric acid crystals? We could all be rich !!

We spend a fortune on tartaric acid in home brew shops.

[NorthernWiner]

... is there a market for tartaric acid crystals? We could all be rich !!

Seriously, there is. Potassium bitartrate crystal is sold in markets as "cream of tartar," and is a byproduct of the winemaking industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_bitartrate

[Duffbeer]

Seriously, there is. Potassium bitartrate crystal is sold in markets as "cream of tartar," and is a byproduct of the winemaking industry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_bitartrate

Correct and to buy for baking purposes is quite pricy.