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Hello, we have an amazing batch of red wine going this year from grapes that we grew. Having just completed our second rack today I’m wondering if that’s sufficient before bottling . The wine is really clear at this point already. Also when should bottling take place? Thanks !! Emmett

Thanks that’s what we will do. Another question. After we re rack the second time how long should we wait until we bottle and do you recommend sulfates for the second rack? We added some on the first....I’m so excited . We tried it tonight and it tasted like a legitimate $17 dollar bottle of...

We have an amazing batch of wine going from our own grapes that have been sitting in their 5 gallon car boys for 4 months without a transfer. The wine is completely clear at this point . I’m told that we should transfer into the second car boys to get the wine off of the solids at the bottom ...

Gosh thanks! I’ll try to relax . This is first making wine with grapes we grew ourselves. Hoping for the best

Hoping I didn’t make a big mistake but I added raisins to the second fermentation in the carboy after my specific gravity reached 1.0. Now It seems to be fermenting again with bubbles coming out of the air lock every 5 seconds or so. Can just wait until the fermentation is complete at this point ?