Marty's Riesling - Heritage Estates - Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

 No oak chips to deal with but the yeast nutrient was a bit of a pita. I added 34 grams to 23 litres of wine. Seems like a lot, but that is what they say to do. Use no more than 1 tsp. per gallon. I work in metric, so that is 5.69 grams per gallon which comes to 34 grams. Better work.

Same Night - Saw activity when going to bed.

Day 2 - More active, 72F.

Day 3 - Had to turn off the heat, too warm.

Day 14 - Add the rest of the ingredients in order, de-gas and follow all instructions.

               Let it sit for 14 more days before filtering.

O.G. - 1.090 ( just a guess. I will take a reading next batch )

F.G. -  .994

% -     13

Should be able to rack on Friday, Dec. 6 into carboys. Top up with RO water that did not come from the water cooler. Hope the yeast nutrient worked, or even over worked. I followed the instructions and it seemed like an awful lot. Just a couple points or so higher than mine for

some reason. Didn't make a lot of difference in the alcohol.

I checked the clarity on Dec. 15 and it is clearing but very slowly. I do think this will need the full 14 days before filtering and bottling. That puts me at Dec. 20. Have a look and see if you can do that before Xmas Eve. I guess I have to put everything away because this needs more time to clear. I can take a look at it on the 23rd or 24th. If still not clear, it will be after the 27th because of the World Juniors on tv.

                                              FILTER AND BOTTLE ON DEC. 24

Got 28 bottles exactly.