Hi all. Doing my first kit and I think I should be racking in my secondary or I'm close to being ready. My hydrometer readings from yesterday were 1.014 mainly with couple readings of 1.03. Today my readings were mainly 1.004 with one at 1.026, one at 1.02 and another at 1.03. The kit instructions say to rack into secondary between 1.010 and 1.020.
As far as my hydrometer use procedure, I've been stirring the wine before taking a sample since at first I thought all the fizz was contributing to the different readings. I'm checking to make sure it's floating and not hitting the side, and I give it a little spin to try to keep the bubbles away from the side. The must temps are constant between 72 & 74 F.
So my 2 questions are: 1). why do I get these inconstant readings from the same sample, and 2) Does it look like I should be racking into the secondary now given the current readings?
Thanks for any help you can offer. I've already learned a lot from reading this forum.
As far as my hydrometer use procedure, I've been stirring the wine before taking a sample since at first I thought all the fizz was contributing to the different readings. I'm checking to make sure it's floating and not hitting the side, and I give it a little spin to try to keep the bubbles away from the side. The must temps are constant between 72 & 74 F.
So my 2 questions are: 1). why do I get these inconstant readings from the same sample, and 2) Does it look like I should be racking into the secondary now given the current readings?
Thanks for any help you can offer. I've already learned a lot from reading this forum.