How to Make Sparkling Wine at Home | Easy Homemade Champagne Recipe ep.4

Show two bottles of sparkling wine, one aged for 2 years.

Discuss the appearance of the liquid in the bottles, noting clarity and color.

Point out the sediment at the bottom of the banana wine bottle.

Explain that the clear liquid is in the process of becoming sparkling wine.

Demonstrate a swollen bottle of sparkling wine, indicating pressure inside.

Open the bottle to show how pressure pushes up sediment and dust.

Pour the sparkling wine to demonstrate its fizzy nature.

Explain that sediment can cloud the wine after opening.

Show a bottle of aged wine that has not turned into sparkling wine, noting its clarity.

Discuss the racking process and the addition of potassium metabisulfite to stop yeast activity.

Explain the addition of potassium sorbate during bottling to prevent yeast from becoming active again.

Open the clear wine to show it remains clear without pressure release.

Compare the clarity of the two wines, noting differences due to additives.

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