Additives
When fermenting high alcohol a number of additives may be required or beneficial to you.
Acid is a key component in fermentation as it is required by your yeast as sugar is converted into alcohol. If your fermentation stalls out before your yeast’s alcohol tolerance level is reached, this may be because there is not enough acid in your wash.
Nutrients and Energizers are present in most high quality specialized yeasts like Turbo Yeasts, but more may be necessary in some cases and it is a must have when using yeasts that aren’t specially tailored for high-alcohol or low-nutrient environments. If you are using just sugar and water for your wash, there will not be enough nutrients present for say, an average wine yeast to ferment all the way through unless you add nutrients. Energizers can also help boost sluggish fermentation, but are not a replacement for acids if the alcohol level is already high.
Stabilizers and Clarifiers are necessary if you want to stabilize your wash by neutralizing the yeast, or clear your wash with kieselsol or chitosan in place of, or prior to, carbon filtering.
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$5.99| /Acid Blend 50g
Description Acid Blend is used in wine making to help balance the three main acids in a wine. By balancing the acidity, it makes it easier for the ...
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$4.99| /Alpha Amlyase Enzyme 4g
Description Alpha Amylase Enzyme is used in alcohol production to break starches in grains into fermentable sugars. The first step in the productio...
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$4.99| /Ascorbic Acid 30g
Description Ascorbic Acid Powder prevents oxidation in beer and wine. Use 2.5g/gallon to cellar your wine the longest without oxidation, the use of...
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$25.99| /Bentonite 1kg
Description Bentonite is a negative charged, clay-like mineral, that, like sparkaloid, removes positively charged particles. The bentonite is a cla...
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$3.99| /Bentonite 50g
Description Bentonite is a negative charged, clay-like mineral, that, like sparkaloid, removes positively charged particles. The bentonite is a cla...
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$5.99| /Campden Tablets 25/Bag
Description Helps preserve and sterilize wine. Crush Campden tablets for best results. These have been used for years to kill wild yeasts in fruit ...
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$3.99| /Citric Acid 50g
Description Citric acid powder is used for acid adjustments in fruit wines. Citric acid should not be used when making grape wine. However, it can ...
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$6.99| /Dark Oak Chips 100g
Description Winemakers can achieve an effect similar to that of aging the wine in oak barrels with the addition of oak chips. The addition of oak i...
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$4.99| /Dark Oak Chips 50g
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$5.99| /Dried Elderberries 25g
Description Dried Elderberries are used for making preserves, wines, winter cordials, and for adding flavour and color to other wines. Provides col...
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$6.99| /Elderflowers 50g
Description Dried elderflowers provide a pale yellow hue to white wines and a pleasant floral aroma.
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$19.99| /Glycerin 500ml
Description This Liquid Glycerin is generally added to liquers to add thickness. Can also be added to finished and filtered wine to add body, mouth...
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$6.99| /Light Oak Chips 100g
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$4.99| /Light Oak Chips 50g
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$3.50| /Light Oak Powder 50g
Description Light Oak Powder and shavings (and sometimes beans and chips) are commonly added prior to fermentation. This allows the yeast to react ...
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$3.99| /Malic Acid 50g
Description Malic Acid may help speed the fermentation. Helps improve on the wines fruitiness and flavour. Natural acid of apples. It has a sour ta...
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$6.99| /Medium Oak Chips 100g
Description Winemakers can achieve an effect similar to that of aging the wine in oak barrels with the addition of oak chips. The addition of oak i...
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$4.99| /Medium Oak Chips 50g
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$7.99| /Oak Cubes 50g
Description These Oak Cubes give a heavy Toast for Red Wines where you want the rich, carmelized, carbonized oak flavor. Oak Cubes have a longer co...
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$6.99| /Oak Stick Light
Description Hungarian Oak sticks Light are an excellent way to add rich oak character to your wine or beer. In terms of flavour they fall in the mi...
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$3.99| /Pectic Enzyme 15g
Description Pectin is generally produced by Pears, Apples. Pectic Enzyme physically destroys pectins, which constitute the "fleshy" part of most fr...
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$3.99| /Potassium Metabisulphite 50g
Description In wine making, potassium metabisulfite acts as an antioxidant, removing all the oxygen suspended in the wine, which slows down aging. ...
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$3.99| /Potassium Sorbate 50g
Description Stabilizes wine and prevents re-fermentation. Best used in conjunction with Potassium Metabisulphite. Add to any wine to prevent re- fe...
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$3.99| /Precipitated Wine Chalk (Acid Reducer) - 20g
Description Precipitated Chalk (Wine Chalk or Calcium Carbonate) reduces the acidity of the wine. Instructions: Add 1g per L of wine to reduce win...
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