Greetings,
Started first batch today. Vintners Reserve Chianti. I'm using 13 gallon carboys for primary and secondary ferm so I actually did a double kit batch. The yeast appears to be very active and just pitched it in a few minutes ago. I have been home brewing for years but this is definitely different on many levels.
My first question is about bulk aging and how that relates to adding the kit oak chips. The kit instructions doesn't address bulk aging and instructs to add the oak chips during primary ferm. This seems odd since racking off for secondary in a couple weeks will eliminate the oak from the rest of the process. My thinking was to add the chips after racking off subsequent to secondary ferm which is consistent with much of what I have read on this site. Make sense?
My second question is more about the bulk aging since it isn't addressed in the kit instructions. How frequently should I rack during 3 or 4 months of bulk aging?
Third question is what is the desired temp for bulk aging? If I have read anything about this it has been lost in the din.
Comments?
Thanks.
Started first batch today. Vintners Reserve Chianti. I'm using 13 gallon carboys for primary and secondary ferm so I actually did a double kit batch. The yeast appears to be very active and just pitched it in a few minutes ago. I have been home brewing for years but this is definitely different on many levels.
My first question is about bulk aging and how that relates to adding the kit oak chips. The kit instructions doesn't address bulk aging and instructs to add the oak chips during primary ferm. This seems odd since racking off for secondary in a couple weeks will eliminate the oak from the rest of the process. My thinking was to add the chips after racking off subsequent to secondary ferm which is consistent with much of what I have read on this site. Make sense?
My second question is more about the bulk aging since it isn't addressed in the kit instructions. How frequently should I rack during 3 or 4 months of bulk aging?
Third question is what is the desired temp for bulk aging? If I have read anything about this it has been lost in the din.
Comments?
Thanks.
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