white wine after 1 and 1/2 weeks is saur and water taste like

wbro · Apr 15, 2020

hi,

I am new to wine making...I followed instruction for simple white wine and my white wine after 1 and 1/2 weeks is sour and taste more water like.....is it still too early to tell....do i need to adjust at this point?

attached is picture taken yesterday

thanks

JohnT · Apr 15, 2020

What are we dealing with here? was it a kit?

if not a kit, what went into the wine? what grapes or fruit? what yeast did you use?

Please provide as much info as you can. THanks.

salcoco · Apr 15, 2020

for starters rack off of the lees let the wine clear before making any tasting decisions. info asked by John T would be helpful

WinoDave · Apr 15, 2020

wbro said:
hi,

I am new to wine making...I followed instruction for simple white wine and my white wine after 1 and 1/2 weeks is sour and taste more water like.....is it still too early to tell....do i need to adjust at this point?

attached is picture taken yesterday

thanks

Wine taste awful right after fermentation, you’ll need to rack that wine off the lees(the junk sitting on the bottom), let it sit a few weeks to let clear, rack again to another carboy, add potassium sorbate or sulphite to kill the yeast and then back sweeten with a sugar syrup.

montanarick · Apr 15, 2020

I agree with JohnT. Picture looks pretty gnarly. while you may have some nasties growing in there it's hard to tell without more detailed info on what you started with, and what you've done along the way.