racking

I have recently made pear wine. I bottled after 2 months, and then 2 months after that I have opened a bottle to discover it tastes a little bit sour. I have some acid reducing crystals which I am told can help, and was hoping I could open my bottles, add the crystals, then recork and see if it...

I'm making my first white wine from my own grapes (just moved in last year) and although I made ciders I'm anxious to ruin my first batch of home made wine, I really hope it to succeed. And with this anxiousness comes doubt, according to the diary I'm keeping track of the progress, the...

There are many similar threads on this topic already, so not sure if creating a new thread is necessary (as opposed to posting in a existing one). So my fermentation is stuck, it stopped at 1.010 and tastes way too sweet for my liking. After 9 days of fermenting I racked the wine of the skins...

I am fairly new to brewing home brewing and have made a couple of batches of wine, mead, and beer. I have some recurring questions that I can’t seem to find any consensus on and wanted to get some clarification. Thanks in advance! When racking and/or taking hydrometer samples throughout the...

Hey all, love the great tips on here. Could use some help of my own. I pressed my Cab. Two days later, I carefully racked my carboys to the neck and I began MLF that day. it’s been just over 2 weeks since MLF has visibly been going on but some heavy sediment has accumulated...should I rack...

Hello, we have an amazing batch of red wine going this year from grapes that we grew. Having just completed our second rack today I’m wondering if that’s sufficient before bottling . The wine is really clear at this point already. Also when should bottling take place? Thanks !! Emmett

I have a batch of pinot noir (from grapes). I pitched yeast on 9/30and co-inoculated with ML bacteria on 10/1. I've since pressed off the skins/seeds, SG is below 1.000, and the wine is still sitting on the gross lees. Question: can I rack off those lees now or will that mess with the MLF? Do...

Can you store your wine in mason jars or does that not give a good enough seal?

Hope everyone is excited for the new harvest! And that your winemaking plans well underway! I wanted to ask how everyone drains their wine from their large fermenters (5 gal buckets don't count...). I have a 200L drum i ferment it, and have used a racking cane to siphon in the past. But...

Good morning all, Just racked my Pinot Noir from primary Sunday night, and I'm getting ready for MLF, but had a couple of questions. I crushed 12 cases of PN to get 110L of wine. I inoculated the must with Lalvin RC212 yeast and added pectic enzymes for colour. When I was racking from...

Day - 14 [following restart. See posts regarding Pom Problems] Racked from primary fermenter into 5-Gal carboy SG - 1.037 pH - 3.36 TA - 1% T - 74(F) Subjective: sweet (expected), no bad odors/taste, strong pink color(not red) The wine is fermenting nicely. Activity picked up a...

Hi everyone, I have now managed to get my elderberry wine through its primary fermentation. I racked into six 1 Imp. Gallon demijohns on Friday morning. While reading about the next stage for the batch I read that the wine should only sit upon the 'gross lees' for a few days to avoid...