08-30-2010, 07:08 AM
[quote="aguilera2000"
what about drinking the yeast? what if in the proccess of bottling or pouring in cup some yeast gets in the wine? what are the effects of drinking yeast? is it toxic? thanks[/quote]
It will taste nasty.
Wineries bottle wine after it's been fermented by racking it. That means they siphon off the wine into a bottle and leave the sediment (yeast and junk) at the bottom of the original barrel.
You don't 'make' the wine and then leave it in that container to age. Only if you're going to drink it in a few days would you possible just leave it in the 2 liter container.
Just get some clear tubing.... it's a little small but works is to get some aquarium air line tubing (Walmart is cheapest). Maybe soak it in a mild bleach/water solution in the sink, ensuring it gets inside the tubing (use one capful of bleach to 1 gallon of water... that's the acceptible sanitizing method suggested by the health department for restaurants.
Then just set the 2 liter container on a counter and the bottle you want to store it in and cap it on the floor or table that is lower than the counter. Stick one end of the tubing in the 2 liter container but make sure it doesn't touch the bottom (the sediment) and suck on it then right before it comes out of the end stick it into the bottle and it will siphon down the tubing. Crimp it once the bottle is full and then start on the next bottle.
what about drinking the yeast? what if in the proccess of bottling or pouring in cup some yeast gets in the wine? what are the effects of drinking yeast? is it toxic? thanks[/quote]
It will taste nasty.
Wineries bottle wine after it's been fermented by racking it. That means they siphon off the wine into a bottle and leave the sediment (yeast and junk) at the bottom of the original barrel.
You don't 'make' the wine and then leave it in that container to age. Only if you're going to drink it in a few days would you possible just leave it in the 2 liter container.
Just get some clear tubing.... it's a little small but works is to get some aquarium air line tubing (Walmart is cheapest). Maybe soak it in a mild bleach/water solution in the sink, ensuring it gets inside the tubing (use one capful of bleach to 1 gallon of water... that's the acceptible sanitizing method suggested by the health department for restaurants.
Then just set the 2 liter container on a counter and the bottle you want to store it in and cap it on the floor or table that is lower than the counter. Stick one end of the tubing in the 2 liter container but make sure it doesn't touch the bottom (the sediment) and suck on it then right before it comes out of the end stick it into the bottle and it will siphon down the tubing. Crimp it once the bottle is full and then start on the next bottle.
Robin