So I have finished the second fermentation, and I have racked the wine (Eclipse Zin) over to a carboy and aded all the clarifying compounds and the sulfites.
I checked on it today, and a lot of fine matter has fallen to the bottom, and the wine looks crystal clear. I think, cant quite tell- it is so dark, when I try and shine a flashlight through it, I can't even see it!
Anyway, not all the "fallout" went to the bottom. There is a good portion that stuck to the sides- that is, within the "ribs" that go around the carboy. Its like a fine, light dusting of snow.
So I will probably be racking again in 3 weeks (it has been a week since I racked). Should I stir it up now to get that stuff to the bottom, or just leave it? Or should I rack and rack again?
I am afraid i will come off the sides and flow into the next carboy.My next step is to age it a while in a carboy, so I want as clean a wine as I can get!
I checked on it today, and a lot of fine matter has fallen to the bottom, and the wine looks crystal clear. I think, cant quite tell- it is so dark, when I try and shine a flashlight through it, I can't even see it!
Anyway, not all the "fallout" went to the bottom. There is a good portion that stuck to the sides- that is, within the "ribs" that go around the carboy. Its like a fine, light dusting of snow.
So I will probably be racking again in 3 weeks (it has been a week since I racked). Should I stir it up now to get that stuff to the bottom, or just leave it? Or should I rack and rack again?
I am afraid i will come off the sides and flow into the next carboy.My next step is to age it a while in a carboy, so I want as clean a wine as I can get!