I racked each of my carboys containing Cab Sauv and Merlot, I noticed they each had what looked like sugar crystals on the sides of the carboys and stuck to the oak sticks i placed in the carboys. I don't think its anything funky but have never had this occur before. Any idea what this could be?
Last year i made a port with my Petit Sirah. Added brandy when the wine reached an alcohol level of 8%. Added brandy soaked oak chips and a spiral toasted oak stick and let it set. Came out pretty good for my first try. Going to make a 5 gallon batch this year. What brandy have you all used to...