WOW am I glad I found this board full of experts! And might I add after reading a good lot of posts here in the beginners boards, you "experts" are so kind to those questions that may seem silly to you.....great board!
So..now for my silly question.
I started my first batch of Vino del Vida World Tour Australian Chardonnay (kit) seven days ago. (loose oak chips...which by the way was pretty nasty looking mixed in)
The primary is a sealed bucket with a hole for the air lock.
The instructions say to leave it in the primary undisturbed for 14 days, then rack to secondary.
I thought I could find my answer by reading the forums, but...it only made my urge to post stronger.
Ok, so I have not checked the sg since it said to leave it sit without touching for 14 days, but I have noticed that there is no noticable co2 escaping from the air lock for the past two days...it has remained at a steady temp of 74 degrees F
Yes, I am getting to the question.....sorry...
Should I open the bucket up and check the sg now? if it is as the correct levels is it going to hurt to move to secondary now? Is there any harm letting is sit in the primary for the 14 days? (see I started with one question, read the boards and ended up with three)
Thank you in advance!
So..now for my silly question.
I started my first batch of Vino del Vida World Tour Australian Chardonnay (kit) seven days ago. (loose oak chips...which by the way was pretty nasty looking mixed in)
The primary is a sealed bucket with a hole for the air lock.
The instructions say to leave it in the primary undisturbed for 14 days, then rack to secondary.
I thought I could find my answer by reading the forums, but...it only made my urge to post stronger.
Ok, so I have not checked the sg since it said to leave it sit without touching for 14 days, but I have noticed that there is no noticable co2 escaping from the air lock for the past two days...it has remained at a steady temp of 74 degrees F
Yes, I am getting to the question.....sorry...
Should I open the bucket up and check the sg now? if it is as the correct levels is it going to hurt to move to secondary now? Is there any harm letting is sit in the primary for the 14 days? (see I started with one question, read the boards and ended up with three)
Thank you in advance!
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