11 May 2008 at 05:36pm
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1.025sg so I pulled the fruit sock today, squeezed it out and discarded the peaches. I then racked from my primary to my carboy and removed most of the lees in the process. There’s some heavy material in the must that’s making it thick but I’m sure it’ll grav out over time. I’ve now air locked it and put it into the basement to sit for 2 to 4 weeks and a rack.
12 May 2008 at 06:36am
DAY 09
A quick peek at the peach proves me right. It’s only half as thick today as it was yesterday.
29 Jul 2008 at 04:30pm
DAY 87
Racked today and back sweetened. I again siphoned off about 2 liters to another jug, poured 3 cups of it into another container, heated that container in the microwave for 2 minutes and added sugar in 2 cup quantities.
TAKE CARE HERE.
As you add the sugar, the wine froths massively! Add the sugar slowly and stir as you go.
Ran this batch up to 1.016sg, topped off with the balance of the wine (no water added at all) and bunged for storage in the basement at 70° again.
13 Sept 08 at 06:30pm
DAY 133 4.4mo
Added one pack of inglass to clarify.
09 Sept 2008 07:30pm
DAY 165
Racked the wine again into the 6gal carboy.
0.016s.g. still. Very prominent peach aroma and taste with a great amount of acid. NEED TO DEGAS MORE. Very small amount of lees build up this time. I think one more rack in a couple, 4 weeks and to the bottle.
01 Nov 2008 10:30am
DAY 188
Racked the wine again into the 6gal carboy.
0.016s.g. still. Very prominent peach aroma. Again, a very small amount of lees build up but still it defies clarifying?
This wine tests my patience.
I've played with this Peach now for 5 months and still it defies my attempts to clarify it.
Each time I rack, I get a little less fine sediment in the bottom of the carboy but sediment none the less.
In addition, the wine is still not clear through the carboy like the apricott was.
I suspect that it has a lot to do with the fact that I used the cling peaches rather than fresh or at least, Oragon/ Vintners.
I racked again today and I think I'll leave it for another two weeks then try another clearing agent like the Superclear you all keep raving about.
I'd like to bottle it and be done with it about now.
BTW.
If you're thinking about making an easy, quick Peach wine, Don't use cling peaches.
Handyman