This probably falls under the "Huh, I guess there ARE dumb questions" category, but:
I have a 6.5 gallon jug of malbec from an RJS kit in the basement. Thing is, the instructions say to bottle after 14 days; it's been down there a month and I keep forgetting to do it. Logically I know that, with the airlock, it really doesn't make much of a difference, but it's my first kit and I have no idea what was in the numbered packets I added, and without thorough knowledge of each stage I wanted to make sure I hadn't just ruined it (it was a freebie, given away on craigslist, so I'm not OVERLY concerned, but I don't want to have wasted 6 gallons of wine...). Any thoughts?
I have a 6.5 gallon jug of malbec from an RJS kit in the basement. Thing is, the instructions say to bottle after 14 days; it's been down there a month and I keep forgetting to do it. Logically I know that, with the airlock, it really doesn't make much of a difference, but it's my first kit and I have no idea what was in the numbered packets I added, and without thorough knowledge of each stage I wanted to make sure I hadn't just ruined it (it was a freebie, given away on craigslist, so I'm not OVERLY concerned, but I don't want to have wasted 6 gallons of wine...). Any thoughts?