Wine Making
- Wine Yeast - Lalvin
- Wine Yeast - Others
- Wine Additives
- Wine Finings
A range of additives which can be used to improve the overall flavour of home made wine.
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Sorbitol Liquid Sweetener
£3.95More information
This is a hexose monosaccharide (a sugar) which is not fermented by wine yeasts and so can be used to sweeten a wine after fermentation has stopped. By using this rather than sucrose the chances of refermentation in a wine are reduced. (Please don't confuse sorbitol with sorbic acid which is a yeast inhibitor. The names are similar but these are quite different products)
250ml -
Wine (Grape) Tannin - Powder 50g tub
£1.30More information
Tannin is the substance that provides bite, firmness and character to a wine. It needs to be present at the right level to achieve the correct balance. Wine tannin, a reddish-brown powder, is extracted from grape skins and should be added to musts prepared from ingredients that are naturally low in tannins. Whilst red fruits such as blackberries, elderberries and grapes should all contain adequate levels, wines made from vegetables, grains, flowers and white fruit, with the exception of apples, usually benefit from the addition of tannin. The correct level helps to clear the wine by preciptating out any proteins present and will also improve the wine's keeping qualities.
50g tub -
Young's Wine Sweetener
£1.50More information
Young's Wine Sweetener is saccharin based, but as it also contains glycerine it smoothes the wine as well as sweetening it. There can be no recommended amounts to use, as this must vary according to the style of the wine and the preferences of the winemaker. But do remember that it is easy to add but impossible to remove, so don't overdo it!
50ml bottle
