Another Batch of Green Apple Riesling

Well I know it has been a while, but its to hot to brew beer in the summer, at least outdoors it is. That and the addition of a new family member, my daughter, who had been living with her mom all these years, has decided to live with us for a while.

Mead Update;

Well the Mead is still in the final clearing stages, etc, and hopefully will be clearing soon. But as Mead goes, it does take a while to clear and bottle, sometimes up to 12 months.

Now on with the latest batch, Green Apple Riesling;

I have purchased another of Island Mists Green Apple Riesling wines, because it was so wonderful. It was hard to keep in the house let alone in a glass.

Again following the instructions, and ignoring the instruction to make 6 US gal. I made the batch at 5 US Gals. It went through the primary fermentation, and I let it stand for almost 3 weeks, unlike the 7-10 days the instructions call for. It did not hurt the wine much and it had started clearing nicely by itself. I racked the wine into a 6 gal carboy, this way I did not have to remove any wine to get the f-pack (green apple syrup) to fit in the carboy. I did have a bit of head space at the top so I topped up with water, but no where near a gallon. I could have topped up with a nice German Riesling like I did last time, but felt it was not necessary this time, and it didn't dilute the flavor very much, or not enough I could taste it.

After adding the F-pack, and the clearing agent, Insoglass, and the sulfites, and topping up with some water, I let put the carboy up to finish clearing. Wow, in one day the wine was clear, and I am guessing this was because it had already started settling out while waiting for the first racking.

I am going to let this sit for several more weeks before bottling so check back in a few weeks.

Peace and Happy brewing