Wine Making Additives, Yeast and Cleaners

Vintage French Postcard

Postmarked 1907

HERBS & HEIRLOOMS, INC.

1709 So. 4th St. Terre Haute, IN 47802

Serving The Wabash Valley From

Terre Haute, Indiana Since 1994

Wine Yeast, Cleansers & Additives

The items on this webpage are normally in stock and available for immediate purchase.

Before True Wine Yeast Was Readily Available to Wine Makers, This is the Yeast Most Commonly Used - Bread Yeast.

Its Flavor Profile and Alcohol Tolerance is Not as Good as True Wine Yeast, But it Did A Good Job On Turning Fruits and Grapes into Wine.

Vintage Red Star Metal Can. Circa; Early to middle 1900's.

Wine Yeast
Red Star Wine Yeast Packaged in a foil packet. Enough for 5 to 6 gallon batches of wine.
Classique (Formerly Montrachet) All purpose. For producing full bodied red & white wines.	Premier Blanc For producing white wines, fruit juices and ciders. Use for strawberry, peach, apricot and persimmon. Not commonly used for sparkling wines.	Premier Cuvee' For producing red wines, white wines and champagne & to restart stuck fermentations.	Premier Rouge Encourages development of varietal fruit flavors, balanced by complex aromas. Good for all grapes and red fruits.

Lalvin Wine Yeast Packaged in a foil packet. Enough for 5 to 6 gallon batches of wine.
BM 4X4 ( 15% alcohol tolerance) All purpose. Lalvin BM 45 - known and appreciated around the world for contributing to round mouth feel and stable color - with the capability to consistently complete fermentations in diverse and difficult conditions.	D-47 (15% alcohol tolerance) For producing superior quality white wines. Ideal for dry & fruity white wines. Also ideal for honey (mead) wines.	EC-1118 (18% alcohol tolerance) For producing all white wines, sparkling wines, ciders & to restart stuck fermentations.

Wine Making Additives / Cleansers and Sanitizers

Acid Blend A blend of tartaric, malic and citric acids.	American Oak Chips Light toast.	Anti-Oxidant / Ascorbic Acid Used at bottling time to prevent oxidation.	Bentonite Used for clearing hazes from wine.
Calcium Carbonate Used in beer and wine making to reduce acidity.	Citric Acid	Diammonium Phosphate Used to increase yeast production and growth. Works well in a yeast starter to increase activity and yeast reproduction. Diammonium Phosphate also works well with white wines and meads, which are typically lacking in natural nutrients.	Dualfine Clearing Aid. Use as a dual stage clearing aid for beer, wine and spirits. Contains Chitosan and Kieselsol.
French Oak Chips Medium toast, roasted between 350 and 375 degrees F.	Gelatin Finings Used in beer and wine making for clearing.	Vegetable Glycerine Finishing formula, to smooth out and mellow wine and liqueurs.	Gypsum Gypsum (Calcium Sulphate) is used as a water treatment; especially useful for soft water.
Malic Acid	Pectic Enzyme Increases juice yield and prevents pectin haze.	Potassium Bicarbonate Used to reduce acid. Clumpiness is normal for this item.	Potassium Sorbate Stabilizer - Used to prevent re-fermentation when sweeting wine.
Potassium Campden Contains potassium metabisulphite and is a convenient way to accurately sulphite wine	Potassium Metabisulfite Used as a sanitizer, antioxident and bactericide.	Sodium Campden Tablets Contains sodium metabisulfite and is a convenient way to accurately sulphite wine. Releases sulphur dioxide, which acts as a sterilant and antioxidant.	Sodium Metabisulfite Used as a sanitizer, antioxidant and bactericide.
Sparkolloid Wine Finings for clearing wines.	Tartaric Acid	Wine Conditioner Sweetener with stabilizer.	Wine Tannin Balances low tannin wines.
Yeast Nutrient Yeast nutrient increases the rate of yeast metabolism, which results in faster fermentation and greater yeast viability. Yeast nutrient can also be helpful when brewing high gravity beers.	Yeast Energizer Stimulates fermentation - a nutrient booster.

Beer and Wine Making Cleansers and Sanitizers

Easy Clean A no-rinse oxygen based compound for cleaning beer and winemaking equipment. Great for removing labels.	IO-Star Low foaming iodophor sanitizer. Easy to use in a measurable squeeze bottle. Economical dilution ration, self-indicating, controls water hardness, effective against most mold and yeast.	One Step Oxygen based with a favorable cleaning power. Environmentally friendly and non-toxic. No rinsing required.
PBW The only patented non-caustic cleaner designed to clean stainless steel and safe for use on glass, copper, plastic, brass and ceramic equipment. Environmentally friendly and safe to handle.	Star San A foaming acid anionic sanitizer that penetrates hard-to-see places. No rinse. Does not stain and will not impart odors or off flavors.	Straight A Cleans with oxygen and does not contain any chlorine, bisulphites, organic compounds or phosphates. Superior wetting power helps water penetrate and lift soils off surfaces. Removes labels with minimum soak time. Higher alkalinity dissolves and neutralizes acidic soils. Environmentally sound and biodegradable.

Vintage Postcard of Bridge Across Wabash River Between West Terre Haute, Indiana

and Terre Haute, Indiana. This is the Second Bridge Built at the Same Location and

I Have Driven Across it Hundreds of Times.The First Bridge Was Wooden. This One Was Steel.

It Became Unsafe Due to Age and the Elements. It Was Demolished and a New Cement Bridge Was Built in The Same Area.

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