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2 years, 9 months ago about Wine Making

Is it easier to make a sparkling wine, as opposed to a non-sparkling wine? In my experience, I have had more luck with sparkling wines.

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winespy | 2 years, 8 months ago
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Actually, the difficulty depends on which method of sparkling winemaking you are using. Many people don't realize that there are a few methods. I am curious to know what method you have been using.
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coltech88 | 2 years, 8 months ago Report

It was very simple, I added 5 grams of sugar to each bottle after the primary fermentation for the sparkling apple cider. From the same batch, I did a bottling without adding sugar - this batch had a musky off-flavor.

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katiematthews | 2 years ago
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Personally, I haven't noticed a difference in difficulty between the two types but I normally use ingredients kits from http://www.homebrewit.com that have everything I need to make the wine. I know fresh ingredients can make a big difference. Maybe try an ingredient kit for your next non-sparkling wine, it might make things a little easier.

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trianna | 2 years, 9 months ago
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The difficulty increase when making sparkling wine is only trivial as the difference is adding priming sugar at bottling time. Adding a measured amount of sugar will carbonate the wine (providing you didn't kill the yeast).

That said, the difficulty in wine making depends on many other factors beyond the scope of this answer. I recommend getting a good wine making book.
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