Second round of apple (part two)

[pwrose]

If you saw this thread
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9286
you will know what part two consist of, but if not theres the link and here is what is in part two.


Started with 5 gallons of pasteurized apple juice no preseritives added.

Dumped all 5 gallons into a 6 gallon primary bucket.

Tested the SG of the juice and measured 1.050, added 1040 grams of sugar by taking some apple juice and the sugar and heating it but not boiling it. Added the sugar mix back to the primary bucket. Tested the SG again and measured 1.070

Then added the following
1 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme (changed this from last time, more will be added later for any petic haze that may show up)
2 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
5 tsp yeast energizer
5 tsp acid blend
12 cinnamon sticks in a strainer bag (this being the main difference)

Stirred the must and pitched D47 yeast

Check in on this thread in a few days to see the progress and keep up with the other one as well, It will be racked today, sorbated, and back sweetened.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Sounds good. I want to see if the ground cinnamon I added to my primary imparted a flavor as it didn't carry over during the racking. It has cleared quite well in only a weeks time.

 

[pwrose]

I checked in on the SG today while giving this batch a stir and it was already down to 1.010. So off to the secondary it went. I removed the cinnamon for now but I may add it back to the secondary if there isn't enough cinnamon flavor. Of course it would be new cinnamon sticks, but I will be saving the old ones for something else I just done know what yet.

Mental note written down here and in my notes
DONT ADD SORBATE BUT ONE TIME THIS TIME............

LOL

 

[djrockinsteve]

I had a little of my sour apple skeeter pee that I let my wife sample. She did not taste any of the cinnamon that I had put in the primary. It is still in the clearing stage so we can sample it in a few weeks but my bet is I'll have to add some sticks to the wine afterwards.

Currently I'm thinking that cinnamon doesn't carry over from the primary. Just FYI

 

[pwrose]

With that in mind I will stop by the store tomorrow and pick up some more cinnamon sticks.
Thanks for the info.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Last season I had 3 or 4 in a 5 gallon carboy for 5 months. Cinnamon flavor was little. They will float awhile then eventually sink.

As another thought you may want to add a section of the sticks to each bottle. Knda like the worm in tequilla.