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Great advice thank you. Wine is racked

Thanks Chuck!

As I said we’ve just been doing this mostly the same way for 20 years working off a printed out recipe from our local wine shop. Your info was super useful.

I meant thank

Than you so much!!!

Thanks Chuck, you guys are so generous with your help!

Ok, I hate to be a pain but can you explain why for me? My partner thinks “I think it’s good to put the wine in a clean and calm environment sooner rather than later. And separated from the chunks and sediment”

Ok, thanks!

So today is day 6. The SG is still at 1.040. My partner says rack it tomorrow even thought we usually do it at 1.020. The recipe we have been following for years says it should be about 6 days. Just confirming that this is the right thing to do. I have left this mostly all to my partner for the...

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D Do you think that what has happened with this batch of wine would increase the need to add suphite at racking time?

Yes. I did mean 1.060! Thanks.

Thanks! I just checked the sg, it’s around 60 after 48 hours. The temp is now down to 25. I gave them a good stir and I will check again before bed.

Hi Bob, if I check again now, how long do I wait before I recheck to see if it’s dropping? And should I add more yeast right away or wait to see what’s going on with the sg?

Hi Bob, we do add sulphite at the time of juicing. I just wasn’t familiar with that term. We try to keep it low and don’t use it at racking. I haven’t checked the sg but I will do that today as well. If it is still dropping do I still have to add more yeast?

Thank you Bob, I will get some more yeast and do that today. I have not heard of either of the products you mention to use if it smells (like sulphur?) can you explain them a bit please?

Hi there, we make apple wine from pressed apple juice and after bringing it up to 23 degrees on plant heating pads and adding the the yeast the primary fermenters we’re left on the heat for 24 hours and the temperature went up to 37! I unplugged and opened the window but that was last night and...