Readings after this morning's stir:
SG: 1.015 (11.4% ABV)
Temp: 71*
Smells good.
SG: 1.015 (11.4% ABV)
Temp: 71*
Smells good.
Seems like it is progressing nicely.
Did your instructions say to top off in "secondary"?
Personally I do not top off when going from "primary" to "secondary". Most often my head space in secondary is at ~ the shoulder height of my 6.5 gallon Italian glass carboy. The CO2 still being produced and filling the head space, albeit now more slowly, has been enough to displace the air and protect the wine till it ferments dry and is ready for the next phase.
Yes, it did. It said fill within two inches of the top of the carboy. there's maybe a half inch of space between the liquid and the stopper.
Aha! RJS CC WS instructions have changed! My Italy Amarone with box date of 20140415 (and all the RJS WS kits I've done before) have older instructions then what I now see online. Older instructions had you start "secondary" @ 1.020 and no topping up.
Tell me about your Amarone. I'm fighting the urge to make this wine as my #3 batch for the year because it takes so much aging till it's ready. I don't know if I can wait that long. Then again, the sooner I start, the doner I get.
I agree with you BKISEL,that's why I switch from grspes to fresh juice and now kits, TIME IS IMPORTANT.......................
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