AZMDTed
Just a guy
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Hi,
I've been in this hobby for a year and half. Up till now I've mostly bottled when the instructions said I could with the intent of drinking some early and letting others age a year or more in the bottle.
After a sale at my local shop I now have enough carboys to leave 5 kits in the carboy for some time. I searched and didn't see a poll on this so I thought it would be interesting to see when we generally do our bottling.
Also please post comments about how you age, e.g., in a carboy under airlock, under a sealed bung, in barrels, why you do or don't bulk age, etc.
For me, I'm moving to bulk aging for better: CO2 removal, sediment settling out, possible bulk corrections if needed like additional tannins, and finally, I just have enough bottled and this will save space.
UPDATE: For the purposes of the poll let's talk about aging your red wines.
Thanks.
I've been in this hobby for a year and half. Up till now I've mostly bottled when the instructions said I could with the intent of drinking some early and letting others age a year or more in the bottle.
After a sale at my local shop I now have enough carboys to leave 5 kits in the carboy for some time. I searched and didn't see a poll on this so I thought it would be interesting to see when we generally do our bottling.
Also please post comments about how you age, e.g., in a carboy under airlock, under a sealed bung, in barrels, why you do or don't bulk age, etc.
For me, I'm moving to bulk aging for better: CO2 removal, sediment settling out, possible bulk corrections if needed like additional tannins, and finally, I just have enough bottled and this will save space.
UPDATE: For the purposes of the poll let's talk about aging your red wines.
Thanks.
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