WineXpert Pinot Grigio

[twohound]

Hey all I am making the Italian Pinot Grigio. It is in the primary and it is still bubbling pretty good after a week. Would you wait until it stops or rack it into the secondary?

Thanks,

Bill

 

[Julie]

Hi Bill,

Welcome to winemakingtalk. You need to take a hydrometer reading. If it is 1.010 or below, go ahead and rack it to a carboy

 

[twohound]

Thanks Julie, I guess I should have read the instructions! Ha! Just wasnt sure. My first batch of Pinot Noir Stopped bubbling all together right around the time it was to move to the secondary.

 

[twohound]

So I went to measure the SG of the pinot grigio today and I know it is suppose to be 1.010 or less. It has been in there for 8 days and it is 1.020. should I stir it to try to activate the yeast?

 

[BIGJEFF]

No,
Take your SG everyday, once it's stuck for 3 days, you can say it stopped fermetning...
Fermentation, can take longer epending on all kind of factor but mainly temp. The timelines in the instructions are just a guide...your hyrometer holds the truth!!