As usual, here is my preemptive apology for asking newbie questions.
Making a WE Limited Edition South African Cab. Primary fermentation went well and racked to a 6-gallon glass carboy. It is now time to Stabilize and clarify the Cab.
Now, no offense to anyone, but after the degassing and addition of the Clarifying additions, I will have to "Top off" the carboy to eliminate excessive 02. At this time, the only way to Top-off is by utilizing a purchased cab, which seems to almost be like cheating. Granted, there is a considerable amount of brewed concentrate in the carboy so it may dilute enough of the purchased Cab to not matter. If so, Ok. But could I rack to a 5 gallon carboy at this stage or will I loose too much of the sediment that I won't get a good clarification?
We need more posts so that I don't look like I'm flooding the board with my questions!
Thanks
Making a WE Limited Edition South African Cab. Primary fermentation went well and racked to a 6-gallon glass carboy. It is now time to Stabilize and clarify the Cab.
Now, no offense to anyone, but after the degassing and addition of the Clarifying additions, I will have to "Top off" the carboy to eliminate excessive 02. At this time, the only way to Top-off is by utilizing a purchased cab, which seems to almost be like cheating. Granted, there is a considerable amount of brewed concentrate in the carboy so it may dilute enough of the purchased Cab to not matter. If so, Ok. But could I rack to a 5 gallon carboy at this stage or will I loose too much of the sediment that I won't get a good clarification?
We need more posts so that I don't look like I'm flooding the board with my questions!
Thanks