The reason will be the type of fining they have in the kit. The lees are probably necessary to form the blanket that grabs the negative and positive particles on the way down. There is a process call surdelees I hope the spelling is at least close. This process involves gently stirring the lees over a period of time this has the effect of changing the mouth feel of a wine.
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Originally posted by rjb222 View PostThe reason will be the type of fining they have in the kit. The lees are probably necessary to form the blanket that grabs the negative and positive particles on the way down. There is a process call surdelees I hope the spelling is at least close. This process involves gently stirring the lees over a period of time this has the effect of changing the mouth feel of a wine.
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Battonage or sur lee ageing is done to give a buttery sort of texture to the mouthfeel, this is something that I intend to try in the future. Using Biolees is supposed to give the same effect but I haven't seen it on sale anywhere in the UK.National Wine Judge NGWBJ
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Originally posted by Richard_S View PostBattonage or sur lee ageing is done to give a buttery sort of texture to the mouthfeel, this is something that I intend to try in the future. Using Biolees is supposed to give the same effect but I haven't seen it on sale anywhere in the UK.http://www.winensuds.com/ Gotta love this hobby
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Right, the Cab Sauv is in the primary now, with its original EC-1118 yeast (well in date).
As Rich said, the packaging is a bit austere, but I suppose it's the quality of the ingredients which count. We shall see . Starting SG is 1.098 - it smells (and tastes) great.
The Chardonnay will go on later - I forgot to take a fresh pack of D47 out of the fridge (the original was best before Sept 07), so I need to give it a couple of hours to warm up.Pete the Instructor
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Originally posted by goldseal View Post... and the Cab Sauv has fermented out already
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I haven't had the space to start the kits I bought...
But a bit of a sort around and a bottling frenzy the other night, means I can start one of these today....
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