When making wine in a barrel, do you need an additional barrel for racking?
Thig,
The answer is NO, you do not need an additional barrel.
If you need to rack, Just rack (initially) into your clean/empty primary fermentor, clean the barrel, then rack back from the primary into your clean barrel.
Barrels are expensive and need to be soaked prior to use. You will also have the issue of storring an empty barrel for an extended period of time.
When bulk aging wine in a barrel does one fill the barrel all the way up to push out the air? Do you have to top it off after you sample periodically?
Thig: Sorry, my bad.
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