Caution when reading Wine Making instructions!!
August 11, 2008 by admin
I was always taught to read instructions through, then read them again! If only I had listened!!!
So what i did wrong was - when I siphoned my home made wine into the glass carbouy, I “assumed” the sediment left behind would just sit in the pail, and the wine would be sediment free and ready for the secondary fermentation process to begin!
Having action/ed the siphoning, I noticed after 10 mins a fair amount of sediment grouping on the bottom of the glass carbouy. At this stage, i thought I should reread the instructions to see if this was normal!!
Alas, it’s not normal - what i should have done is use the racking tube and gauze on the end of the siphon tubing to filter out the sediment - obvious when you think about it!!! Further disaster - I could not find the needed racking tube or gauze!! So I improvised - using an old shirt, I siphoned the home made wine back through to the pail, then respiphoned ( again through the shirt ) back into the glass carbouy. Unconventional, but it seems to have done the trick.
The resulting wine is now air tight and looking decidedly clearer already!
So the advice? Read the instructions clearly, reread the instructions before each step, and make sure you understand what is happening at each step!!!
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