2013 Apple, 2nd run
December 2013 – When I was done juicing the apples from this year’s apple wine, I had a bucket of moist pulp. Since I could not let it go to waste, I started a second run off the pulp.
Ingredients
| Fruit | pulp from 1 bushel Red Delicious apples, after juicing |
| Water | 3 gallons |
| Yeast | Fermentis Pewmiwe Cuvee |
| Sugar | 6 lbs |
| Pectic Enzyme | 2-1/2 tsp |
| Grape Tannin | 3/4 tsp |
| Yeast Nutrient | 1-1/2 tsp |
| Sulfite | 1/4 tsp per racking |
| Sorbate | 3/4 tsp |
| Fining Agent | Super Kleer K.C. |
Method
| I have a bit over 3 gallons of juice from the apples, so I added 3 gallons water to the pulp. Mixed with powered stirring rod, which formed a thick slurry, could not get a SG from it.
So I assumed 1.010 (which was the juice) and added 2# sugar per gallon. Added pectic enzyme. |
12/22/2013 SG 1.070 |
| Purchased yeast nutrient at American Brewmaster, added to wine. Still can’t check SG, too thick; wine is fermenting well. | 12/24/2013 SG – |
| Poured slurry through a straining bag and hand pressed it, netting about 3-1/2 gallons of juice. | 12/30/2013 SG 1.010 |
| Racked the wine, adding 1/4 tsp sulfite and 3/4 tsp Sorbistat-K to stabilize it.
Added 2 cups sugar to lightly sweeten it. Unfortunately the taste of this one is thin, I don’t know how much I can do with it. I may add 2 quarts of apple juice to jack up the flavor a bit. Added a package of Super Kleer K.C. to help clear the wine. |
01/24/2014 SG 0.990 |
| Bottled the wine. | 04/30/2014 SG – ?? |
Notes:
| Yield | 17 bottles |
| Alcohol | 10.9% |
| Residual Sugar | no clue |
| 10/28/2018 | I never recorded notes on this one. To be honest, I didn’t expect much from it.
It had a bit of a pink color, from the Red Delicious skins, something the main batch didn’t have. It aged very quickly – it was very drinkable at the 3 month mark after bottling. The last bottle was gone in less than a year, but that was ok. It appeared to have peaked and the only direction was down. But … it did what it was supposed to do – it was something interesting to drink while the main batch was aging. |