Hi all,
I've made a WineExpert Luna Rossa and had it bulk aging in a demijohn, topped up to an inch of the rubber bung for 2 years, and have never opened it in that time.
The instructions said if bulk aging more than 6 months, add 1/4 teaspoon of metabisulphite, which is exactly what I did. However I have noticed other threads mentioning adding k-meta regularly, like every 3 months.
Question 1) Is regularly adding k-meta necessary? Is there a chance 1/4 teaspoon was insufficient for 2 years aging?
Question 2) I plan on bottling over the next few weeks, should I stir in some k-meta to the demijohn just prior to bottling, given they will be in bottles with corks and we don't know how long they'll remain in those
Thanks for your help
I've made a WineExpert Luna Rossa and had it bulk aging in a demijohn, topped up to an inch of the rubber bung for 2 years, and have never opened it in that time.
The instructions said if bulk aging more than 6 months, add 1/4 teaspoon of metabisulphite, which is exactly what I did. However I have noticed other threads mentioning adding k-meta regularly, like every 3 months.
Question 1) Is regularly adding k-meta necessary? Is there a chance 1/4 teaspoon was insufficient for 2 years aging?
Question 2) I plan on bottling over the next few weeks, should I stir in some k-meta to the demijohn just prior to bottling, given they will be in bottles with corks and we don't know how long they'll remain in those
Thanks for your help