Do I want to strain the wine after primary before going into the carboy?

[abefroman]

Do I want to strain the wine with a mesh bag after primary ferm before going into the carboy?

Or should the straining be done after second ferm finishes.

 

[Sirs]

I strain mine before I put my stuff in secondary but thats me others may do differently

 

[BIGJEFF]

You don't really have to...I know people that tie a cheese cloth at the end of their siffon tube...I just put the orange "cap" and try to be careful not to pull in any sediment...

 

[Sirs]

well reason I say that is I never use a bag in my primary

 

[winemaker_3352]

I usually vacuum rack from primary to secondary and i just leave the sediment behind.

 

[Tom]

What are you making that you want to strain?
You want to rack it off the "Lees" or sediment that falls in the fermentor/carboy

 

[abefroman]

Yep, I'm trying to avoid the lees when I move it to the carboy for secondary ferm. (Red wine juice, specifically zinfandel from a California winery, its not a kit but it did have sulfates and yeast in it already.