Choosing a wine making yeast has both practical and artistic considerations. You have to consider the alcohol tolerance as well as the different flavor profiles they can produce.
In the main topic for this episode I walk through my own method for Choosing the Right Wine Making Yeast as well as the resources I use to make sure my yeast strain of choice will work for me.
Here are direct link to the resources mentioned in the podcast:
- The Yeast & Grape Pairing Guide from MoreWinemaking.com
- The article on Dr. Henick-Kling, How Yeast Affects Wine Flavors
Lastly, here are the articles I wrote outlining an experiment I did using different wine making yeast to ferment juice from the same source. Collectively these articles are referred to as the Great Riesling Yeast Experiment:
- Part I, Inoculating the Yeast
- Part II, Secondary Fermentation
- Part III, Clarifying & Bottling
- The Tasting, find out if non-wine geeks could tell the difference
Winemaking Questions
Here are all the questions addressed in this podcast. Listen using the player above to hear the answers.
- What is wine conditioner?
- Isn’t oxygen introduce my wine when I punch down the cap?
- How do you (Matt) manage oxygen when you make wine?
- Should different grape varietals be fermented separately and then blended together? Or can you ferment more than one varietal in the same container?
- How long before I can lay down my newly bottled wine?
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