Rookies should follow the instructions when making a kit with a couple of possible exceptions. 1) reduce the oaking if you don't like oaked wines. 2) extend the time frames AFTER the wine is in a carboy AND under air-lock.is it necessary? what lees would be left from a kit? or is it for a proper secondary fermentation environment?
Primary to first rack you will take about 50%-75% of the total sediment
second rack you will take 15%-25
Third will be about 4%-13%
try finding out what the problem is that you are having in a book, it ust never seems to be there.
Are you suggesting topping up with pebbles???? Some real nice ones at the local Wal-Mart. Only $.94 for a good handful. How much are marbles anyway??Soon you will grab pebble from hand grasshopper!
No I am not, I meant he is learning and his Kung Fu is getting stronger! I do believe in using non-painted galss marbles to displace lost volume from racking but would never suggest using rocks as they are pourous and could never be truly sanitized.
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