help with sparkling

[decrius]

Hey guys, My mother asked if I could make up a batch of sparkling wine for christmas, so I ask you, If I were to take my orange wine in secondary and bottle it in champagne or 2 liter soda bottles while it is still fermenting or close to being finished and let it sit for a few weeks will it be somewhat sparkling? like an elementary sparkling wine?
thanks

 

[decrius]

as in somewhat similar to how beer is bottle conditioned maybe?

 

[vvolf34]

How long has it been in the secondary?

What is your SG?

It might not taste very good if it is young...

I am sure you could carb it up like beer and cold crash it beofre you get bottle bombs, but who knows how it would taste.

 

[decrius]

its been in secondary about 3 weeks now, was in primary for 3 weeks, hydrometer reads 1010 or so .... i think its almost done, but yea, I think I want to force carbonate it, she apparently really likes my wines haha, and wants something to enjoy on Christmas, how long should i leave it to carb in a 2 liter bottle before cold crashing? and how much sugar should i prime with?

 

[Wade E]

Do you know force carbonating is the method using compressed C02 froma tank????? You will not be able to get this carbonated naturally in time for Christmas without a kegging system or at least a C02 tank and this.
http://morebeer.com/view_product/18250/102290/Carbonator_Cap

 

[decrius]

I was thinking about getting a 5l keg with co2 , I think I will do that....

 

[Wade E]

Do you mean 5 gallon keg? They can get pricey and you will need to chill the keg to get it carbonated decent.

 

[decrius]

no, my homebrew shop carries small 5 liter kegs, that you can use small co2 canisters , I have a sparkling ale that i force carbonated in one of these and it works well, I dont see why it wouldnt work for that

 

[Wade E]

I know what youre talking about now, I thought those had to be naturally carbed and then the C02 cartridges were for dispensing?

 

[Malkore]

I have used the 5L kegs with a tap and 12/16 gram CO2 cartridges.

They are not all they're cracked up to be. The thin kegs will actually warp if there's too much pressure built up (unlike a corny that'll pop its safety valve).

Maybe you'll have better luck.