primary fermentation temp

[grapeman]

You will also find that the lees compact in the next week or so. Usually when you rack there isn't a ton of crud. Keep the temp about the same and dark is always good.

 

[moose]

Thank you so much. I don't know what we would do without this forum. We probably would have thrown the whole thing out and started over a few times already. Another thing we are worried about is that when we degassed the wine we did not get a lot of big bubbles. We used the stirrer on the drill and mixed for longer then they said, to make sure we had it mixed well.

 

[Wade E]

Big bubbles is not gas, th smaller bubble are gas. Before you bottle, degas again to make sure.

 

[moose]

This is heading into the 14 day stretch. Hopefully this has been resized properly. It sure smells good. If the picture shows up ok, you can see the sediment in the bottom of the carboy.

 

[Wade E]

Nice job, before racking, tilt the carboy with a wedge so most of the lees will be on 1 side. Do this a day ahead of time so you can put the racking cane in the other end and get more wine out with less lees.

 

[moose]

Thanks for the tip, on the way home from work we were talking about buying another carboy to rack into and then bulk age it in the basement for a few months or so.


Gene & Marcia

 

[Wade E]

Good idea to bulk age with a red as you really cant see that or if it is still dropping a small amount of sediment.

 

[moose]

Sounds like we may be placing an order for some more accessories for our new hobby. It seems like everyone at work is expecting a bottle of wine already.


Gene & Marcia

 

[grapeman]

It seems like everyone at work is expecting a bottle of wine already.


Gene & Marcia

Only expecting one? You might catch up in a few months with demand and be able to age a couple!