Hi all... newbie question that has probably been asked before but a cursory search through the forums didn't turn up anything quite like it. I'm working on my first batch of "4-week" kit wine. I just finished secondary fermentation, racked and added metabisulphite, kieselsol, and chitosan in accordance with the directions. I'm a bit surprised by the amount of sediment that has already formed. In less than a day there is already about an inch+ on the bottom and maybe a bit less than that floating on the top (looks like dryer lint). There wasn't much on the top but I added (sanitized) marbles late to reduce the air gap at the top of the carboy and they thew up a lot of the sediment on the bottom.
Is this amount of lees normal? From what I have read, I know that sitting on the lees can impart bad flavors to the wine so I am concerned that I should re-rack soon instead of waiting the 10-14 days according to the instructions. Should I rack again or just wait it out? Thanks!
Is this amount of lees normal? From what I have read, I know that sitting on the lees can impart bad flavors to the wine so I am concerned that I should re-rack soon instead of waiting the 10-14 days according to the instructions. Should I rack again or just wait it out? Thanks!