Hi
new user
I've made 100's of batches of beer, recently enrolled in a commercial winemaking program, and just started home winemaking to get a jump on things before my lab classes start in the college's winery.
anywho, right after I pitched the yeast, I added some Stavin oak bean to my Chardonnay in a muslin bag, and it is floating high on the surface of the must.
I didn't expect the oak to sink (or not yet anyway -- maybe when it gets wetter and the must less dense?), but the bag seems to catch the CO2 and float very high, limiting oak contact with the must.
So: A) will the oak settle in more eventually? B) should I get rid of the bag it is in?
thanks very much!
Hank
new user
I've made 100's of batches of beer, recently enrolled in a commercial winemaking program, and just started home winemaking to get a jump on things before my lab classes start in the college's winery.
anywho, right after I pitched the yeast, I added some Stavin oak bean to my Chardonnay in a muslin bag, and it is floating high on the surface of the must.
I didn't expect the oak to sink (or not yet anyway -- maybe when it gets wetter and the must less dense?), but the bag seems to catch the CO2 and float very high, limiting oak contact with the must.
So: A) will the oak settle in more eventually? B) should I get rid of the bag it is in?
thanks very much!
Hank