I am making the Spanish Rose kit and this is my first time making wine. I just transferred my wine from the fermenting bucket to the carboy on Tuesday and just from today I noticed that the wine much clearer and there is about 3/4 inch of sediment on the bottom, but the airlock isn't bubbling at all anymore. Is this normal after only a couple days? The instructions said to leave it in the carboy for 10 days so the the SG will go down to about .996. When I transferred the wine the SG was 1.010 right where the instructions said it should be. If the wine isn't fermenting at all will the SG still get down the .998? I only transferred a little bit of the sediment like the instructions said to do, but did I leave too much behind?
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Its probably already fermented to dry as these kits do not follow written instructions and those instructions are only a guide. You can check sg now and then again in 2 days and see if it is stable ( if the sg does not drop any more its stable) and then you can wait the remainder or proceed with the next step at this point. If there is 3/4 of sediment in there then wit these kits you did a good job.
Welcome to Winemaking BJ. It sound like you are doing just fine, I have been making wine for about two years but I still feel like a newbie. Everyone here is great about asking everyone's questions so you have come to the right place. Good Luck and start choosing your next kit soon. It becomes a little addiciting.
Thanks for all the support guys!!!
It's just nice to have a bunch of people to talk to that have done all this before that can give me good advice
I checked the SG tonight and sure enough it was at .996 right where it should be. I just didn't expect it to get there in just 3 days. I'll check it again tomorrow and if it is the same again I'll just transfer it. My next kit is going to be the Meglioli Reisling. I had ordered it about 5 weeks ago and I figured it would be here sometime soon since it is being released this month. I'm a big fan of dry reds and I had never tried Amarone so I figured after I get the Reisling going I'll get the Meglioli Amarone.
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Welcome to the forum BJ, you should be well pleased with the Meglioli's, they make an outstanding wine!
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B.J.
Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you have an interesting lineup. Keep us posted.
Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you have an interesting lineup. Keep us posted.
The Amarone is awesome but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you will surely need to be patient and let it get some good age. That doesnt mean that you cant enjoy a bottle from time to time but it is imperative that you let some age at least 18 months so you can see its true potential and even a little longer would be better.
I'm viewing my wine making as a long term project
I don't plan on drinking any of my wine until well after a year in the bottle. The Megliolis much longer than that. My step-father has been making wine from fresh juice for well over 20 years and he never seemed to be able to let it age very much. Sometimes he was drinking it within a month of the bottling. I tried it many times and always thought it had an off taste that was kind of sharp. Most tasted ok, but some were hard to drink. I figure if I'm going to spend the money on the good kits then I'm going to get the most out of them
I'll definitely keep you guys updated!!!
Today I'll be adding the F-pack and the stabilizers and the instructions said to add the clarifiers and de-gas the wine. I will have to take about a half bottle of wine out to add the f-pack and other additions. I wasn't sure though how to store the extra wine so I can top off later. I was going to use a wine bottle and use the vacuvin to suck out the air in the bottle to keep it from spoiling. I figured I better ask to see if this will work first before I do it. Is there a better way to store the extra wine?
tepe said:
I have a MacGyver like question now
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I think I know what you have. Your bung is not solid right? I have some of those and never thought of doing what you say. If it fits sure as long it seals. Go for it !
In the future consider getting the small ones. I do not know if there is a size #. When ordering just ask one to fit a wine bottle.
In the future consider getting the small ones. I do not know if there is a size #. When ordering just ask one to fit a wine bottle.
I checked them out under the Resources heading on the home page and the wine bottle bungs are #2. I figured I better get a couple just to have anyway. When I bought my carboys from this site I got the ones that came with the rubber bung and the airlock. I'll give my idea a shot and we'll see if it works!!!
