Eriewineguy
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So I am fairly new to winemaking, just a little over a year. I have bottled roughly 15 gallons and have roughly 30 gallons going now. I have used mostly juices purchased at local wineries ( Lake Erie region) . So I have followed the tried and true methods with good tasting results so far...except. Like it seems to many people on this site, my wines just never seem to get crystal clear... Even after 5 or 6 racks and 6-9 months. I am generally impatient ( I know, not good for a winemaker) so I went and purchased a buon vino mini jet wine filterer. Wow!!! I had 10 gallons of Riesling juice purchased locally in two separate carboys. First rack 11-1-2012, second rack 1-2-2013, third rack 2-4-2013. I got ready for fourth rack this week, and there appeared to be little sediment in other carbon, but there was plenty of cloudiness. I regular racked one and filtered the second using a #2 buon vino filter. Wow. The filtered wine was sparkling clear. I have thm both still aging, but the filtered wine definetly ( so far) seems like its ready to bottle. And neither carboy had much sediment at all after racking/ filtering.
So...I haven't seen much discussion regarding filtering, so here are my questions. If I filter after 2-3 rackings and 4-6 months aging...is there any difference about aging it further in the carboy vs letting it age in the bottle? What if I filtered after two months and achieved crystal clear wine...is aging in the bottle the same as aging in the carboy? And just when do wines, whether aged in carboys or bottles, reach their "optimum age".
I look forward to the feedback
So...I haven't seen much discussion regarding filtering, so here are my questions. If I filter after 2-3 rackings and 4-6 months aging...is there any difference about aging it further in the carboy vs letting it age in the bottle? What if I filtered after two months and achieved crystal clear wine...is aging in the bottle the same as aging in the carboy? And just when do wines, whether aged in carboys or bottles, reach their "optimum age".
I look forward to the feedback