The following tuition for sparkling wine is based on my own experience, others may do things in a different manner but it works for me. We are going to cover the process from making the wine to bottle priming to riddling to freezing and disgorging.
The most important thing to remember when making any form of sparkling wine is to ensure you have the correct pressure resistant bottles, stoppers and wire cages. If you do not adhere to this important rule you are simply making glass hand grenades.
The second most important thing to remember is the choice of yeast, the reason for this is to ensure a solid sediment deposit after riddling. You will find it is necessary to move the bottles from place to place several time during the process, hence a fluffy sediment would be a pain. I use Lalvin 1118 for exactly that purpose.
The most important thing to remember when making any form of sparkling wine is to ensure you have the correct pressure resistant bottles, stoppers and wire cages. If you do not adhere to this important rule you are simply making glass hand grenades.
The second most important thing to remember is the choice of yeast, the reason for this is to ensure a solid sediment deposit after riddling. You will find it is necessary to move the bottles from place to place several time during the process, hence a fluffy sediment would be a pain. I use Lalvin 1118 for exactly that purpose.
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