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Do I need to rack the wine immediately after Malolatic fermentation seems to have stopped? Is it similar to racking off the primary yeast to prevent bad flavors? Or can it sit as is?

Be careful with carboy sizes. Some buy a 6 gallon pail of juice so many have a 6 gallon carboy I think. But there are also 5 gallon carboys . What you need is a smaller carboy/ Since I started making wine I had not looked into it since I had a temporary solution, commonly known, to buy...

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I just started a Merlot. I just added 6 pounds of glass marbles to top it off. I will put in the shed for a little and see if it clears on it own any more in the cooler temps. I just do not want to bottle if it will get better. How does it taste? A bit watery/thin. But as the variety is...

Like I said, a milky cloudiness seems to float on the edge and in a glass it is hazy on the edges. I do not have sediment. The methanol test created the sediment. If I am to let it set, any ideas how to put my level back up in the carboy? I do not have any red left to top off since this was...

Further investigation, I might have had more than one problem. The brown slick seems to be gone however the white might have been something optical due to haze. The wine had been cleared with Super Kleer. At least I thought it clear. Recent tests: Alcohol approx 15% using Vino-o-meter SO2...

An enzyme like for pectin? I do not have a haze. It does not seem to cover the surface. Just the edges and started as brown and seemed to get lighter after fining. Since it did not start white it does not seem to be flowers of wine but then I have not see a photo of it. It does not seem to be...

Hello, I am trying to figure out what is and would cause a brown slick floating on top of my wine. This was my first year making wine from fresh grapes. I have been making wine from "pail juice" or cold store juice but never from fresh pressed grapes. In October 2009, I bought Montepluciano...