I let all my wine age in one gallon carboys with air locks. I stir a couple of times a day with a spoon while in the fermenting pail.
I generally rack 3 or 4 times to a clean sanitized 1 gallon carboys. The final racking of 30 gallons today had just a smidgen on the bottom but I racked anyway. I added a tablespoon or maybe two tablesspoons of water to some of the gallons. I did not think that small amount of water would make any difference.
One one carboy I blended 2 different wines I was about a cup short so I added some white zif I bought for that purpose. My chocolate raspberry port, I added about a cup of raspberry wine.
The wine is perfectly clear with no bubbles. We even shined a flashlight into the carboys and saw no bubbles. I keep reading all these posts about gassy wine and all the different methods of de-gassing. But in over 40 gallons made (yah we drank some early) of wine and 30 gallons of skeeter pee, I have never de-gassed or had a problem with gassy wine.
I did post photos earlier final rackings today.
My question is WHY NOT? Why do I not have a problem with gassy wine?
I generally rack 3 or 4 times to a clean sanitized 1 gallon carboys. The final racking of 30 gallons today had just a smidgen on the bottom but I racked anyway. I added a tablespoon or maybe two tablesspoons of water to some of the gallons. I did not think that small amount of water would make any difference.
One one carboy I blended 2 different wines I was about a cup short so I added some white zif I bought for that purpose. My chocolate raspberry port, I added about a cup of raspberry wine.
The wine is perfectly clear with no bubbles. We even shined a flashlight into the carboys and saw no bubbles. I keep reading all these posts about gassy wine and all the different methods of de-gassing. But in over 40 gallons made (yah we drank some early) of wine and 30 gallons of skeeter pee, I have never de-gassed or had a problem with gassy wine.
I did post photos earlier final rackings today.
My question is WHY NOT? Why do I not have a problem with gassy wine?