Hi I’ve been making wine now for 2 years. Honestly I’m getting tired of cleaning bottles every 2 months. Are there bigger storage containers I can use to put my wine in? I would prefer a 1 or 2 gallon container that I can pour wine from for say up to 2 weeks. Almost like a box wine...
Do you think all the foam I produced by whipping the top of the wine will ruin it? The foam went away after a few hours and the wine is settling nicely. This is the my 6th kit I have no idea why I dd the bonehead move of agitaing the top as well as the bottom of the wine. I know from reading...
How would it get agitated if its bottled on a wine rack at 55 degrees? I need a better airlock for my glass carboy. I don't think its airtight around the bung hole
Hi, I think I figured out my mistake. I was also agitating the wine near the top. I was creating foam by introducing O2. Its already dissapated. I think I will be fine. Its a winexperts Lodi Ranch 11 Cab. I've made this kit before and loved it. temp is 73 I use drill with two paddle...
Hi This is the 6th kit I have done but for some reason I cant get the foam to disapate from the wine. I followed the directions correctly. I am using a cordless drill to de gas the wine. I am thinking the gas will eventually bubble off? Thanks Dave
Hi, This is my 6th kit. All has gone well so far. Now its summer in Utah and I make the mistake of doing my primary fermentation upstairs where I have all winter. The temperatures got in the mid 80s for sure. Its day 3 and the airlock is still bubbling. I moved it to the basement where the...
Hi, Just curious... If I am going to age some bottles for say 5 to 10 years would 1/4 tsp of Kmeta be sufficient to age that long? I am adding 1/4 tsp Kmeta before I carboy age for 3 months and then I was going to add another 1/4 tsp kmeta before bottling. I was wondering if that is enough...
Hi Guys, Not to drive you crazy with this bulk aging thing but my directions say this: NOTE: If you are not bottling at this
time you must remove the bung
and airlock and replace them with
a solid rubber or silicone bung. This
will help to prevent oxidation until
you do bottle. If you...
I was thinking about bulk aging for 6 months but didn't want to add so many sulphites. When the wine is in the bottle for years no extra sulphites are required. Is the reason for the sulphites every 3 months due to the introduction of air while being racked? Does the airlock prevent oxygen...
Thanks for all the great advice! I really am enjoying this new hobby. Right now my Malbec is in the stabilising and clearing stage. My airlock seems like it never bubbles. During the bulk aging period I am planning 3 to 6 months. Will there be much degassing occuring? I was just going to...
At what temperature should you bulk age? I am planning on only bulk aging for 3 to 6 months before bottling mostly to allow the sediment to settle one more time. I am going to use an airlock while it ages. I have a choice between 50 ish and 70ish degrees as places to age my wine. Any help...
Great! Thanks The only thing is this my first batch of wine. I hate to pour store bought wine into my carboy to top it off! Oh well! Do you think 1/4 tsp will be enough to age it for a while? Also I was wondering what temperature and how long to age it in the carboy? Is it ok to use a...
Thanks! Great info. I guess if I get serious with this wine making I need a few glass carboys! Buy the time I buy all this stuff my wine will only cost 30$ a bottle!!! Can you age in carboy without a vacuum pump? My friend said he tried to age in a carboy and had the oxidation ruin his...