RJ Spagnols Rheingau German Riesling

[grannytsb]

ACK !! Is this what its supposed to look like ? I started it 1/14 with SG 1.090. As directions state Day 6-8 Check SG should be 1.020 or lower. Today 1s day 7 and SG was 1.000 so I racked to carboy getting every last drop I could w/o disturbing the sediment........

granny

 

[grannytsb]

Getting a pic DUHHHHHHHHH would be nice if I showed you what it looked like !!!!!!
Granny

 

[grapeman]

The picture will be nice, but it sounds like it is right on schedule. You could have racked a day sooner, but it is fine when you did it. On first racking don't worry about a bit of sediment- get all that is there. A lot of times I even get it when it's mucky but still thin. When it turns to sludge- shut it off. You would be surprised how much extra you get with that first bit of cloudy wine(still 3/4 wine or more). It can add up to a full bottle or more once the lees settle out. Some kits even benefit from some transfer of lees on the first racking.

 

[grannytsb]

am in process of resizing pics and getting them uploaded. Will post a pic later.......

 

[grannytsb]

Ok so is it supposed to look like this ??????

Granny

 

[grapeman]

YES..... It looks fine.

 

[Wade E]

Granny, that is exactly what it should look like at this time. Dont start getting impatient on us now. Give it another month and and after adding a fining agent it will look like this!!!

 

[grannytsb]

LOL !!!!!!! Not getting impatient just wanna make sure it looks like it should......... Thanks for the input...........


Granny

 

[grannytsb]

OK I did the degassing & stabilizing and it has foam on the top. What now?


granny

 

[grapeman]

The foam will go away soon, don't worry. Patience Grasshopper!

 

[Dean]

wait and the foam will either dissipate or drop down as sediment. Like Appleman says...just wait.

 

[grannytsb]

well I did notice ALOT of sediment drop out after I degassed and clarified and stabilized. OK I will be patient


granny

 

[rrussell]

I went thru the same thing with my first white wine, it looked just like yours. Now a 5 weeks later it is as clear as can be. It is really hard to believe the change but it does happen.

 

[cindyjo]

Hi granny,
I prefer whites so I have made several of them and thats what they look like at that stage, you will be amazed what it looks like in a few days. Good Luck