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I may have it left in the bulk storage for too long.

Cheers Paulie. The BRIX was 21-22. Not overly high. Should it be less? I can tell the grower to tell me when the BRIX is of a particular level.

Just checked the ph. It shows around 4.5...way too high.

Thanks, tried that 2 years ago as I keep the Vat outside, and it was nearing 40C. (104F?). But then I had 280L of mass and the freezed bottles did nothing. Doing less wine now though. It may make a difference. Having said that, I may press it after 24 hours, and move it inside. So far...

Cheers Rice Guy, I think I could improve the current year ,whatever is in the beer keg with some sugar and some acid. Not sure which acid to get and how much to use. I have some Lacmus papers for the ph and also digital meter. Will use it. Not much else for testing

Thsnks guys. @winechef I have a limited control over the environment. Whatever is the temperature outside, that's it, and with the climate change, the grapes are harvested early. It will be late January, and hot (Australia). Having said that, the colour is not a big concern. At this heat, 24...

re:yeast Sorry, missed this. AW4 - Mangrove Jacks White wine/Rose yeast

yes, exactly. Depends on what you are aiming for. But if he's pressed for time, just do it now. It will be fine. The environment also makes a difference. I live in a hot climate, so 5 days is heaps. Anything over 6 days is too much here.

Thanks. I think the fermentation took a few weeks to fully complete. I guess I should have raked it once more. This could improve the taste , but the taste is not so bad, just not a "Rose" like. More like a Grenache with less tannin.

I may show my ignorance here, but in my experience it is not necessary for the fermentation to finish before you press the wine. If you press it, the fermentation should continue until it's fully finished (unless you stop it by freezing it or adding chemicals). I would think that 5-6 days on...

Hi winemakers. My Rose doesn't taste like it should. After making a reasonable large quantities of red for 4-5 years I found myself in trouble with the storage, so this year I decided to make less, and given I have a lot of red wine around I decided to make Rose. I thought it would be the...

I made heaps of Shiraz in 2018. For a few years I could taste the stems a bit. Aged in beer casks for 6-9-12 months . I left aside 15 bottles and started opening them last year. Man , has it improved in every sense. Even a few I haven't put any sulfites in are as good.

Sorry. I was away for some weeks. Was not aware of responses. Re:good grape Tasted the new Grenache yesterday before I added sulphites. . Very, very nice 🙂 The grape was if a great quality. So far so good. About the 2nd run... My experience with it was always poor. With grappa too. Some...

2nd wine is pretty bad. Had been given some. It contains tannins, alcohol and headache.

My curse , if you want to call it a curse , is that I made too much. So while 2019 was so nice, I made too much 0 could drink it for a long time so I neglected the 2020, and even more 2021. The 2019 was in bulk storage between 6 and 12 months (3 kegs - bottled 2 months apart) - all good . The...

Yes, 2023 went back to the grower who supplied the Shiraz, and (this time Grenache) grapes were looking perfect. Just pressed it this morning. If I mess this batch up we'll know it's my fault.

2020 - I didn't know. I ordered the fruit, and it was picked for me. The grape had passed the prime moment to be picked, and was impacted by a long stretch of hot weather (over 40C). Shrivelled somewhat. It held OK for a while but I made too much in 2019 and did not try it regularly to realise...

I added it when I stored it into a long term tank. Maybe added once in the next 12 months. But the lid was never opened outside that. Maybe I should add it more often

Bought a perfect batch of Shiraz grapes in 2018. The wine turned perfect. Still have a few bottles. Bought a so-so Zinfandel batch in 2019 The wine turned out tasty. Bought a poor quality Zin in 2020 - the same guy - the weather conditions were bad. The wine was OK while young, but turned not...

Didn't know it could be frozen. I keep it in a fridge. Thanks. I am not getting notifications of the replies. Better check the settings...😊