unaFORDable
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New to this, just read about starting a thread and keeping all my questions together in one spot...so here goes....
This is actually kit #3. I bottled a red Zin last month, followed the directions as best I could figure them out THEN I found this site
Ok, figured out that I did a few things wrong, bought kit #2 a Liebfraumilch and started it. It's now @ the degassing part, stir, stir, stir...
Bought kit #3, that's this one!! I was able to start it because of the bucket it came in. I have two primarys/secondary buckets w/taps and I'm racking back into the MM bucket, cleaning the primary and returning the wine to the primary to do the secondary stage. My primary/secondary buckets are called tuff tanks (9gal size) Anyone else use these???
I started the MM 29 Dec late at night. Temp is staying at 70 degrees, SG 1.095. Not a lot of active bubbles. Checked on Jan 2 SG 1.070. Decided to give it a gentle stir. Checked on Jan 4 SG 1.040 Checked on Jan 6 SG 1.015 Temp 70. Transfered it to the bucket it came in, cleaned the primary and transfered it back into the primary. Directions said to rack with sediments. Sounded weird but had read here the same thing. Transferd everything except that stuff on the very bottom of the bucket. Sure hope I was not supposed to stir up that mess and transfer it too?? Temp still holding @ 70 Checked Jan 10 SG .997 What Happened??!!! I left it alone though because directions say not to do anything till day 20. I'm wanting to bulk age this wine and will have questions about how to do this...What do I need to add, when, and does these additions come with the kit or do I need to go buy them?? As I think of more, I'll ask
Thanks, TinaLouise
This is actually kit #3. I bottled a red Zin last month, followed the directions as best I could figure them out THEN I found this site
Ok, figured out that I did a few things wrong, bought kit #2 a Liebfraumilch and started it. It's now @ the degassing part, stir, stir, stir...
Bought kit #3, that's this one!! I was able to start it because of the bucket it came in. I have two primarys/secondary buckets w/taps and I'm racking back into the MM bucket, cleaning the primary and returning the wine to the primary to do the secondary stage. My primary/secondary buckets are called tuff tanks (9gal size) Anyone else use these???
I started the MM 29 Dec late at night. Temp is staying at 70 degrees, SG 1.095. Not a lot of active bubbles. Checked on Jan 2 SG 1.070. Decided to give it a gentle stir. Checked on Jan 4 SG 1.040 Checked on Jan 6 SG 1.015 Temp 70. Transfered it to the bucket it came in, cleaned the primary and transfered it back into the primary. Directions said to rack with sediments. Sounded weird but had read here the same thing. Transferd everything except that stuff on the very bottom of the bucket. Sure hope I was not supposed to stir up that mess and transfer it too?? Temp still holding @ 70 Checked Jan 10 SG .997 What Happened??!!! I left it alone though because directions say not to do anything till day 20. I'm wanting to bulk age this wine and will have questions about how to do this...What do I need to add, when, and does these additions come with the kit or do I need to go buy them?? As I think of more, I'll ask
Thanks, TinaLouise