Background:
I'm a very novice wine maker - this is my first attempt!
Started around the end of July, primary and secondary fermentation lasted for all of July and most of August.
About 100 days ago (August 20th), I added K-Meta (to ward off bacteria) and Potassium Sorbate (so stabilize) to my wine. It has been sealed with a 1 way air lock for the past ~100 days to allow it to to bulk degas.
I'd like to bottle it now and possibly sweeten it, if it needs it. (Want to bring a bottle to thanksgiving dinner!)
Here are my questions: (Any help is appreciated, please let me know if you need more information.)
Is 100 days enough time for it to degas? - Before I sealed it for bulk aging, I used a vacuum bottle sealer to try to manually degas it, and it drew bubbles out, it wasn't able to produce enough suction to fully degas it so I decided to let it degas over time.
Should I add more potassium sorbate before I bottle if I decide to sweeten it?
Should I add more K-Meta to keep bacteria out?
When I do bottle, I'm supposed to store the bottles on their sides for a certain amount of time, correct? then turn them right side up?
Thanks in advance for your help, you guys are so great!
I haven't opened the wine in 100 days and I'm really hoping it hasn't gone bad in that time! Haha, I'm very nervous...
I'm a very novice wine maker - this is my first attempt!
Started around the end of July, primary and secondary fermentation lasted for all of July and most of August.
About 100 days ago (August 20th), I added K-Meta (to ward off bacteria) and Potassium Sorbate (so stabilize) to my wine. It has been sealed with a 1 way air lock for the past ~100 days to allow it to to bulk degas.
I'd like to bottle it now and possibly sweeten it, if it needs it. (Want to bring a bottle to thanksgiving dinner!)
Here are my questions: (Any help is appreciated, please let me know if you need more information.)
Is 100 days enough time for it to degas? - Before I sealed it for bulk aging, I used a vacuum bottle sealer to try to manually degas it, and it drew bubbles out, it wasn't able to produce enough suction to fully degas it so I decided to let it degas over time.
Should I add more potassium sorbate before I bottle if I decide to sweeten it?
Should I add more K-Meta to keep bacteria out?
When I do bottle, I'm supposed to store the bottles on their sides for a certain amount of time, correct? then turn them right side up?
Thanks in advance for your help, you guys are so great!
I haven't opened the wine in 100 days and I'm really hoping it hasn't gone bad in that time! Haha, I'm very nervous...