Fall Bright has been providing winemaking supplies, grapes, juices (plus brewing supplies) for  amateur winemakers for over 20 years.  
An old grape packing house provides a home for Fall Bright.     

Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe, 10110 Hyatt Hill, Dundee, NY 14837
607-292-3995

Cold stabilizing to reduce acid

Put glycerin or sufficient alcohol (vodka) in the airlock to prevent freezing.  Place the carboy at 20-30^o F for 2 weeks or more.  A temperature of 25-30 degrees F is more safe for the amateur winemaker dealing with glass as a container.  

Use your better bottle for cold stabilizing!

Excess tartrates will precipitate from the wine. This mellows the wine by reducing the acid. It will help stabilize the wine by preventing these tartrates from settling out after bottling. Rack into a clean carboy, while still cold, adding  proper metabisulfite.  Top up with wine.   If you don't have time to rack while still cold, rack as soon as it is possible as the crystallization of the tartaric acid will reverse, slowly. 

 

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Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe    Tom and Marcy Mitchell
10110 Hyatt Hill    Dundee, NY  14837
Phone: 607-292-3995       E-mail :winemaking@fallbright.com 
Some pictures complements of Steve Shanker    Steve Shanker's Winemaking Lesson site

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