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It is perfectly okay to do either, although freezing makes more sense if you are talking long term. Question - how warm is your home? I keep mine at 78 in the spring, summer, & fall. I'll let it drop to 70 during our short winter. I never have any issues with the wine making (I assume...

Truth in advertising finally!

Sometimes 'barely' is good enough!

I had an all-juice Malbec do that one time. Tasted it after 1.5 years and thought that it needed a little more time. Waited until 2 years and it had topped and was on a severe downhill slope. Never had that happen since. The other 2 year wine I made at the same time was very good.

@winemaker81 @Brian55 Well, if Brian55 is correct then the equivalent Mosti kit is a Vinifera. These kits are not bad, but they make the usual 6-week wine. Now with your additions I think you can make a very acceptable wine.

Steady 105 down here since June, I've had at least 6 kits shipped in that time frame. None of the kits were more than 'cool' when opened, but none of them showed any signs of wanting to ferment in the bag. Some I refrigerated, some I started that day, all have turned out fine. I received them...

Glad it worked out!

Well, I won't argue with success! :D

I'm with Bryan about your process - sounds correct. Like he said, maybe it's something other than oxidation.

What are you racking into? If it's not a carboy then there is your problem, too much surface area. If it is a carboy, how full are you keeping it? I would not bottle off of those lees unless you don't mind lees in your bottles. The exception would be if you are using something like a...

Adding kmeta requires stirring, if added into the top of a carboy. I would add the kmeta to a new carboy and then rack into that. Only thing that causes oxidation is exposure to air. Make sure your airlocks are working. For my 1st rack out of the fermenter I use a 6.5 gallon carboy, leaves...

@winemaker81 - Bryan, what kind of primary was he using?

Not a bad way of doing things at all.

Right, I had a handle on it and bumped a full 6.5. Fortunately only the empty broke. I hit it up on the shoulder, I was surprised it broke, but I've had this one for about 13 years so previous dings may have weakened it. I really try to not pick up carboys except for cleaning but I'm getting...

I'd be surprised if in 5 years there wasn't but a handful of LHBS still with a store front

IIRC the spigot is optional on all of them, I don't use spigots either, never saw the need.

Right, I use BB as my bulk storage & have 8. Too bad you can't get them new anymore. I used my glass as the 1st & 2nd rack and then the filter into bulk. I've ordered 1 FerMonster to test how it works before I move ahead. I do like the idea of lighter weight carboys, that won't break so easily.

Right, I wouldn't be surprised to see some contraction where the winery side closes and the grapes are grown for contract.

I like the Speidels also, I have 2x 30L that I use for my fermenters. I wish they had 6 gal.

Glass 6-gallon. Fortunately it was just after cleaning so no wine was lost - whew. Slipped as I was putting it back on my shelf. I have excess Better Bottles so I think I'll replace it with that, it's much lighter and plus when I see empty carboys I want to fill them! Thinking I might want...