Wino - 3-12-2013 at 07:25
I have a wine that I am working on with a higher than normal Amyl Acetate content. I was wondering if I could remove at least some of it by adduction
by reacting with Potassium Metabisulfite. Will the resulting sulfonate be soluble in a 13.5% ethanol and water solution (wine,) or will it
precipitate out?
Thanks, and any help or input would be appreciated!
ScienceSquirrel - 3-12-2013 at 08:17
Amyl acetate will not form an adduct with potassium metabisulphite or anything else I can think of in dilute aqueous solutions.
DraconicAcid - 3-12-2013 at 09:08
Bisulphite forms an adduct with aldehydes and ketones, but amyl acetate is an ester. I doubt it will react with anything you want in your wine. I
think your options are:
a) learn to enjoy amyl acetate.
b) give the wine to someone who likes the taste of excess amyl acetate.
c) blend this batch with a wine that in low in amyl acetate.
I do not offer the option of discarding the batch, because you'd be amazed at how often "b" works. There's no such thing as a bad batch of
wine...just one that you personally don't care for.