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Homebrewing - Hopefully Bottling Wine Tonight
Posted on 7/26/12 at 9:55 am
Posted on 7/26/12 at 9:55 am
Ideally my Riesling is ready to bottle tonight. It hasn't been aging that long but it appears to be ready. Going to taste it this afternoon obviously before moving forward with bottling. For those people who use carboys and bottle, do you bottle straight from the carboy or do you go into a bottling bucket first?
I haven't bottled out of anything but a keg in forever.
I haven't bottled out of anything but a keg in forever.
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Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:10 am to Fratastic423
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go into a bottling bucket first
Makes life much easier.
This post was edited on 7/26/12 at 10:11 am
Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:11 am to BottomlandBrew
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Makes life much easier.
Damn, I was hoping to hear the opposite, bc now I have to go clean out a bottling bucket.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:12 am to Fratastic423
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Damn, I was hoping to hear the opposite, bc now I have to go clean out a bottling bucket.
Yeah, this is the only real way. I've only bottled. And now that i discovered that bigger bottles hold more, bottling has become much easier.
Don't know why i didn't think of that before.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:13 am to BugAC
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Yeah, this is the only real way.
I've done it out of the carboy before just not in a really long time, hence why my bottling buckets are full of other crap.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:18 am to Fratastic423
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I've done it out of the carboy before just not in a really long time
That seems like a pain, trying to control your flow. (insert tampon reference)
Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:21 am to BugAC
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That seems like a pain, trying to control your flow.
Especially if you used and sort of clarifier in the wine, such as isinglass. That stuff just sits at the bottom of the carboy and is easy to suck up if you're not careful. Not as compact as a beer yeast cake and definitely harder to see.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 10:40 am to BottomlandBrew
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Especially if you used and sort of clarifier in the wine, such as isinglass.
This came with my kit but it doesn't appear that I actually need it so I haven't added it yet. The wine appears to be crystal clear, so I am thinking it should be good to go.
I actually didnt add any of the additives that came with the kit (metabisulfate and potassium sorbate)since the wine fermented all the way out and I am not concerned with additional sanitation.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 12:29 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:yep. You will get more sediment in your bottles if you dont use a bucket. If that isnt an issue then you can prob go straight from carboy (assuming you can keep the siphon hose flow alright)
Makes life much easier.
For beer, the biggest reason why i need to use a bucket isnt an issue for wine (mixing in sugar)
Posted on 7/26/12 at 1:45 pm to BottomlandBrew
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BottomlandBrew
Do you make white wine often? I am curious as to how long I should let this Riesling sit in the secondary?
Posted on 7/26/12 at 2:27 pm to Fratastic423
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I am curious as to how long I should let this Riesling sit in the secondary?
We let our whites age at least 3 months in secondary and then another 3 in the bottle. For reds we usually do 6 in secondary and then minimum 3 in bottles
Posted on 7/26/12 at 2:31 pm to BottomlandBrew
Okay. I am probably a little lite on the secondary aging then. To be honest, the wine was fairly tasty out of the primary where it had sat for about a month. Now it is probably getting close to a month in the secondary. I am trying to rush it a little bc I would like a bottle for a gift this weekend.
I hadn't planned on aging in the bottle, but rather all in secondary. What I need to do is go buy a Riesling and compare it to what it tastes liek out of the secondary so I can see if it is ready or not. Thanks for the advice.
I hadn't planned on aging in the bottle, but rather all in secondary. What I need to do is go buy a Riesling and compare it to what it tastes liek out of the secondary so I can see if it is ready or not. Thanks for the advice.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 2:38 pm to Fratastic423
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Damn, I was hoping to hear the opposite, bc now I have to go clean out a bottling bucket.
I have one you can borrow if you like.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 2:40 pm to SouthOfSouth
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I have one you can borrow if you like.
Thanks, I have 3 or 4, just they are either dirty or being used to hold stuff like rice hulls. So i need to go clean one out rather than just going straight from the carboy. Really not a big deal and will give me something to do.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 2:42 pm to Fratastic423
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Thanks, I have 3 or 4, just they are either dirty or being used to hold stuff like rice hulls. So i need to go clean one out rather than just going straight from the carboy. Really not a big deal and will give me something to do.
I thought you were someone else for a second... I know you have all the stuff. duh. Good luck on the Reisling. Had some at a wine tasting 2 weeks ago and thought it was better than I expected.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 2:46 pm to SouthOfSouth
Not a problem, but I appreciate the offer.
The wine coming out of the primary was significantly better than expected, so my hopes are high for this first go around with wine.
Also the fig wine that I made, which I expected to taste like rocket fuel was fairly tasting moving into the secondary. Still really boozy but that ideally will die in 4 months of aging.
The wine coming out of the primary was significantly better than expected, so my hopes are high for this first go around with wine.
Also the fig wine that I made, which I expected to taste like rocket fuel was fairly tasting moving into the secondary. Still really boozy but that ideally will die in 4 months of aging.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:08 pm to Fratastic423
I've never made a Riesling. My girlfriend and I are big fans of Chardonnays and Sauvignon blancs. Those usually require oak. The oak flavor takes a little while to mellow. I'm guessing you didn't use any oak as it's a Reisling. If so, I can imagine it mellowing much quicker.
Posted on 7/26/12 at 3:30 pm to BottomlandBrew
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I'm guessing you didn't use any oak as it's a Reisling. If so, I can imagine it mellowing much quicker.
You are correct. It's a pretty simple wine.
Posted on 8/1/12 at 4:05 pm to Fratastic423
So how is the wine?
I don't know if i asked before, but did you use a wine ingredient kit?
I don't know if i asked before, but did you use a wine ingredient kit?
Posted on 8/1/12 at 4:09 pm to BugAC
I think it came out pretty good. My wife and mom liked it, which in the end is all that matters. Bottling was pretty easy once I got back into the swing of things. Corking bottles is fun.
I did use a kit. Just the basic Riesling kit from brewstock. I didn't want to drop a bunch of money on a kit, so it was just 60 bucks. Came out with 25 or so bottles. Should get a little better sitting in the bottles for another month. Needed to get some bottled for some friends.
I did use a kit. Just the basic Riesling kit from brewstock. I didn't want to drop a bunch of money on a kit, so it was just 60 bucks. Came out with 25 or so bottles. Should get a little better sitting in the bottles for another month. Needed to get some bottled for some friends.
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