when good wines gone bad

[my wine]

I'm not Joe but you likely have good wine in your carboy. It never tastes great right after fermenting. It make take a few months to settle down. What can you tell us about the process you went through? What was the initial SG?

 

[joeswine]

HI,
Do you know what your last PH reading was?
Describe what you're tasting in common terms.
How long since you made it?

 

[SeniorHobby]

HI,
Do you know what your last PH reading was?
Describe what you're tasting in common terms.
How long since you made it?

Hi Joe,
Bernice here, When I made this wine I didn't have a pH meter, this is basic wine without corrections. I did just test it and my pH is 3.53. Tasting it brings on a strong acidic taste followed by the fruit flavor. I have it sitting in a carboy since the fall of 2020.

 

[SeniorHobby]

I'm not Joe but you likely have good wine in your carboy. It never tastes great right after fermenting. It make take a few months to settle down. What can you tell us about the process you went through? What was the initial SG?

Hello, my first experience with wine making was pretty crude, no mention of a pH meter, acid testing or anything beyond that. I basically put the grapes in the primary added sugar, yeast and let it go. Racked it a few times and this is what I have. Just tested my pH and it is at 3.53. I made this last fall (2020)

 

[joeswine]

3.5 is not high, yet not low, give it some more time say a month in between give it several good stirrings.
make sure your airlock has a good seal also.
462k views and growing,

 

[SeniorHobby]

3.5 is not high, yet not low, give it some more time say a month in between give it several good stirrings.
make sure your airlock has a good seal also.
462k views and growing,

The goal here is to settle the tartrates out? When you say to stir, would it suffice to just roll or shake the carboy, or do I need to insert something into the carboy to do this? I have two carboys chilling, noticed that one has about 1 inch of headroom, the other has a few inches. Is it possible that I have exposed it to too much oxygen and spoiled the wine?

 

[joeswine]

Joe does the pressure in the airlock aperr, even, more to the outlet, or more to the inlet side?
You can shake the carboy twice a day just a coupe of time see if has pressure occours if so continue until there’s no gas showing, understand?

 

[SeniorHobby]

Joe does the pressure in the airlock aperr, even, more to the outlet, or more to the inlet side?
You can shake the carboy twice a day just a coupe of time see if has pressure occours if so continue until there’s no gas showing, understand?

Nope, don't understand. I do see some gas bubbles when I shook / rolled it.

 

[joeswine]

What is your sg reading?

 

[SeniorHobby]

What is your sg reading?

two carboys, one at .992 the other at .988

 

[joeswine]

then your completed, correct, ready for the secondary. move them and start with your Chems. and just let them sit.

 

[SeniorHobby]

then your completed, correct, ready for the secondary. move them and start with your Chems. and just let them sit.

Dealing with an amateur here, my primary was a 5 gallon bucket, towel tied to the top, when fermentation stopped, racked to a carboy with an airlock. Since then racked at least three times. When you say Chems, what should I be adding at this point? Thanks for the patience!

 

[joeswine]

Be in touch later

 

[joeswine]

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[joeswine]

A tour through a Spanish winery, was just an amazing place, and the wine was outstanding

 

[joeswine]

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[joeswine]

Just a few more, I'd go back in a heartbeat,

 

[Darrell Hawley]

Just a few more, I'd go back in a heartbeat,

Going on a tour to Spain later this year and looking forward to a day at a winery.

 

[winemaker81]

Going on a tour to Spain later this year and looking forward to a day at a winery.

My younger son did a college trip to Spain, and they toured several wineries. He became a major fan of Spanish wines!

 

[joeswine]

summertime and fruit are a marriage made in wine heaven the second phase is the malings