Crabapple Wine Brewlog

[Northerngal]

Started Sept 2016

Crab apples and Macintosh type apples picked here, fresh, in Northern BC.

30lbs crab apples
20lbs other apples
Chopped/Frozen/thawed, kmeta for 12h, pectin enzyme for another 12 before yeast pitch

7days in primary.
1.9gal white grape juice
8kg sugar
Yeast: lalvin rc 212
SG 1120 whoops!!


This wine is a beautiful robust pink. I'm eagerly anticipating samples at racking time!

 

[salcoco]

what about ph and ta?

 

[hounddawg]

I'd like to know how that turns out, i make a quite popular apple/pear/crab apple blend that goes like water through a flour sift in my neck of the woods,,,, but for each 6 gallon batch i use 10lbs of one kind of apple, 10lbs of another kind of apple, 20lbs of pear and 3lbs of crab apple, and i do not know what the rest of the world thinks my locals crave it, and i adore it,,, but crab apples is super bitter to say the least and i hear takes loads of sugar, but as a substitute for grape tannings, to me it smokes grape tannings, although i have never made a grape wine except wild possum grapes and muscadines,
keep tis post informed please
Dawg

 

[Northerngal]

She's clearing beautifully! I'll check my notes for ph; I believe it was in the 3.4 range. I adjust acidity post fermentation.

It may turn out bitter, however the jelly I make from these crabapples is amazing and I am excited about the wine.

 

[Northerngal]

Just racked this and am thinking about sweetening. Didn't sample as I was heading straight to work and nobody wants a nurse that smells of wine

 

[sour_grapes]

Just racked this and am thinking about sweetening. Didn't sample as I was heading straight to work and nobody wants a nurse that smells of wine ��

Not sure about that -- you might have gotten me as a patient!

 

[Northerngal]

Reduced (juiced? Steam pressed?) crabapples to get 1gal of crabapple juice to use when backsweetening. It is sitting with pectic enzyme and is a beautiful dusky rose.

 

[Northerngal]

Added the gal of semi-clarified crabapple syrup with 1C of honey and a half dose of KMeta.

 

[Northerngal]

This wine was a true delight!