It is still bubbling, just not very rapidly. He went and added 4-6 cans of grape juice concentrate and a packet of fleishmans bread yeast. Will this hurt the wine?
2007-09-23 08:10:19 · 3 answers · asked by S 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Don't listen to the guy above. Bread yeast will impart a slightly different flavor and doesn't produce quite as much alcohol as specially-bred wine/beer yeast, but it won't ruin it. I've experimented with bread yeast a few times, and the stuff came out fine. After all, many years ago vinters, brewers, and bakers all used the exact same kind of yeast (and still do in many rural countries). Perhaps you are keeping the jug too cool. Move it into room temperature and see if the fermentation speeds up.
2007-09-23 08:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many grape juice concentrates have sulphites in them. They prevent fermentation. The fact that you're making wine with grape juice concentrate and bakers yeast means that you will end up with a pretty nasty wine.
Forget what the last guy said.
2007-09-23 12:14:30 · answer #2 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it probably ruined it. Better to have added sugar. Bread yeast is absolutely the wrong stuff. Best to start over.
Decent wine takes MONTHS, not days. Sometimes mine stays in the jug for two years.
2007-09-23 08:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by Bacse 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋