Clearing Wine Without Geysers
Last night I made two mistakes, one of which could have had tragic consequences. Last night I racked 2 wines — a Chocolate / Raspberry Port whose SG is 0.998 and appears done, and...
Tagged: racking
When to do the second racking?
updated 06/25/2023 Following “When do I do my first racking?” the next common question is “When do I do my second racking?” Following are my thoughts on the subject. The main purpose of the...
Reducing Wine Loss
updated 01/12/2022 Two common complaints from novice (and sometimes not-so-novice) kit winemakers are: “Why am I not getting 23 liters of wine from a 23 liter wine kit?” “Why did I have to top...
When to do the first racking?
updated 02/07/2024 A common question from beginner winemakers is, “When do I do my first racking?” This is an excellent question, but unfortunately, there is no single correct answer that covers all wines in...
The 1-3-3 Rule
updated 05/06/2021 On WineMakingTalk, there is a fair amount of discussion regarding the timing of activities. This made me think about what I do now, what I was originally taught, and how things changed...