time to bottle ?

[joseph]

Greetings All
Have this question
I have 20 gals grape wine clearing tossed yeast 16th oct 2009.
In june it will be 8 months old, i would like to bottle then or should i leave it
bulk age longer ? need the carboys for new stuff.also using' supreme corq x2
this way i can leave bottles in case .right.?
Joseph

 

[Green Mountains]

What variatal of grape did you use?

Tell us more about your method.

Nice to see you're going for the big batches.

 

[joseph]

type of grape

green mountains
I used concord ,its an old vine 95 years old,
i check sugar content of grapes .then let them freez one night
then checked sugar again let the grapes freez the next night .
then picked in the morning 220 # took in side and crushed them i did not want to press later so drained the plup from bag, made a nice light blush. verry clear now.
Joseph

 

[Torch404]

If you do not think any more sediment is going to fall out you should be fine to bottle. If you have a filter you could run it through you wouldn't have to worry about sediment. How's it look?

 

[Wade E]

Have you been htting it with silfites every 3-4 months? If not I woulod surely get an S02 tester and sulfite it properly cause thats a good amount of wine that I wouldnt want to go south for the matter of about $15! I think youd be fine to bottle at that time, are you planning on sweetening any? If so make sure you add the sulfite and sorbate.

 

[joseph]

torch 404


last rack was march 30th 2010. this was the 4th rack, looks clear as glass from top to bottom
Joseph

 

[joseph]

wade

yes every other racking 1/4 tea sp.to 5 gals
joseph

 

[xanxer82]

Sulfite and sorbate?

 

[Wade E]

Yiu should be fine then unless sweetening, if so be sure to use sorbate. Thats a nice supply of concords you have!

 

[joseph]

xanxer83
Suphite
Joseph

 

[joseph]

Wade
I do not know much about sweeting
Joseph