Ok, I want to bottle this goodness !

[zember311]

So let me just run through my operational steps with all of you so as not to mess this up. Then from there, i think I will be a quick learn

for the rest of the batches about to be finished.


This batch is a gallon. No bubble action, SG .995ish

Cleared well enough for me.


It has been racked while it was at 1.010 so I had that Co2 blanket going on.


Now using those chemicals,,,,,


first, I want to degass the wine, I have the electirc thingie mabob, so hit it up for about a minute ?


Then let it settle, then maybe hit it a bit more to degas?


Taste it

add a bit of sweetness if needed


Then Add my campden tablet, ,


Stir a bit more 30 - 60 seconds,


then some sorbate for stabilizing


Then bottle ? Could it be that nice and easy ?

 

[grapeman]

If you use campden tablets be sure to crush them thoroughly before adding and stirring. If you don't they won't dissolve quickly and a 30-60 second stir won't cut it. Crush it well, pour a bit of the wine in a glass/measuring cup/bowl along with the crushed tablet. Stir it well until you can't see it anymore(no I didn't say sample the wine until you can't see anymore). Then pour that in and stir up. Some folks wait a couple days to make sure it has done it's thing before adding the sorbate. Once stabilized you can bottle it.

 

[Wade E]

Dont sweeten it until after you add the k-meta and sorbate. What I do with the campden tablets is put them in a little ziplock baggie and smash them with a hammer until very fine powder. Obviously rack off sediment before doing this stirring unless you are going to use a fining agent and even then(depending on which fining agent you use) you may need that sediment.

 

[zember311]

Sounds good guys, thanks for looking out for me,


1) racking went without saying....
2) Crush those campdens up ( soon to get the powder after all your sayings of why powder is better then the campdens )
3) degass, then add well mixed campden juice.
4) let sit for a day or two then add Sorbate
5) Let sit for a day or so ? then sweeten
6) then bottle.


Sound goods ?


Thankx guys,


If I could offer you the meaning of life , I wouldn't ..


Life just wouldn't be as fun knowing

But knowing how to care for your wine , now that's priceless......

 

[Wade E]

Actually sweeten right after adding sorbate and k-meta then let it sit a few days to make sure it doesnt start re fermenting.

 

[smokegrub]

Buy yourself an inexpensive mortar and pestle. That took makes doing thinks such as crushing Camoden Tablets a breeze.

 

[corn field]

Wall Mart sells a pill crusher real cheep. I have had one for several years and it does a fab job

 

[zember311]

Buy yourself an inexpensive mortar and pestle. That took makes doing thinks such as crushing Camoden Tablets a breeze.





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SEE,


Not only can I count on you all for helping me out,


I can count on you all for helping me justify buying new toys

It's a win win.....

 

[rgecaprock]

Just put the tablet in a teaspoon and crush it with the back of another teaspoon, just like your mom used to crush baby asprins for ya when you were a kid, before chewable anything came about. Works great!!!


Ramona

 

[peterCooper]

do you have sediment on the bottom? When you degas it will stir it all back up again so you will need to rack it off first. (or did I miss that bit?)