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  1. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    Er, sorry, it says Acid Blend, not acid solution. I think it's supposed to be a solution for modifying the acidity of something. Thanks for the heads up! I'm going to get to work right away. :D
  2. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    More questions! Sorry I'm such a noob lol. Again so much thanks for everyone's assistance. I'm going to make a separate solution of potassium metabisulphate & water for sanitizing my gear... is it possible to store this solution for later use? Does it need to be refrigerated?
  3. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    Hmm, one more question. I opened my box of potassium metabisulphate and see that there's also a bag of some 'acid solution' in there, in addition to a bag of white powder which I presume is the potassium itself. Are these supposed to be used together? There's no actual mention of the acid...
  4. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    Sweet, thanks all for the great advice!!
  5. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    Ahh, that makes sense. My next question would be... how would I rack the wine without disturbing the lees and sucking them up? The recipe only calls for a hand-syphon, but the only way I can see that working is by trying to syphon without allowing the actual syphon to touch the bottom of the...
  6. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    Alright, I'll keep an eye out for used ones. What's the purpose of re-racking it?
  7. Nigel Ford

    Secondary fermentation Qs!

    Hi everyone! So this is my first time making wine... I"m following a recipe from an old-school book that my partner's grandparents gave me. I'm making a blackberry wine and I've already racked it into the secondary fermenter... The recipe says that I have to rack it out of the first carboy...
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