Cellar Craft CC Reserve Cabernet

[Milwood]

I have a 5 week CC Cabernet that I racked to the secondary on March 23rd. The instructions say it should be in secondary for about 12 days. It is now April 26th and I am still getting bubbles. The SG readings are consistently at .997 but it is still bubbling. Has anyone experienced this one before? I am tempted to go ahead and move forward with the next step but I know I am supposed to wait until I am no longer getting any bubbling action. It's not like I am running a cool fermentation either. Temps here right now are about 70 - 75 degrees. Any ideas?

 

[Bert]

If it is staying the same SG for a number of days, it is probably done fermenting....The bubbles you see is CO2 gas being given up by the wine.....How long has it been at an SG of .997???

 

[Milwood]

The SG has been stable for almost 2 weeks. I have just been putting this off due to the bubbles. Is it beneficial to let the wine give up the CO2 this way and would it make degassing easier later?

 

[Bert]

Yes it will make degassing easier....Your temp. of 70 to 75 will help too.....I would move on to the next step....good luck

 

[Wade E]

How long has it been it secondary? You didnt specify when this kit was started.It sounds like its time to get it out though!

 

[Milwood]

I started the kit on 3/12. I probably should have asked before now but I will go ahead and rack it and proceed to step 3.

 

[Milwood]

I just wanted to post an update for anyone interested in this kit. I bottled this kit in the first week of June and I already like it better than the AJ Shiraz in did in 2008. If you want to make a decent red wine from a kit then the grape pack kits are definitely the way to go. I can't wait to try one of the higher end grape pack kits. The CC Cab Sauv Reserve is a great kit and I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

[TyTheGuy]

I did this kit also about 8 mos ago. I added a little extra oak for my personal taste. It turned out really good also. I too recommend this kit. A lot more body than I would have thought from a smaller kit.