So my Cab has been clearing for the required eight days,
and it was time to rack it for 14 additional days for more
clearing before bottling.

The bottom 1.5" of the carboy was all sediment so I didn't
rack that into the new carboy. The result, however, was that
I lost about two quarts of wine... or volume of whatever I'm making.

The directions tell me to top up the new carboy to within
two inches of the top with cool water or a similar wine.
I can do that, but it seems like two inces of goo/two quarts
of wine is excessive. Is it?



--
Bob Becker

www.becker.org

This sounds like a kit and I have never made one. It sound like a lot
of lees, let it sit longer or stir it up and let it re-settle.

I can't see bottling a cab in a month but I'm not a kit maker. Once
it's wine time is your friend, not your enemy. As long as you keep it
topped up and sulfited properly you don't need to rush.

There are kit makers on this forum which will give you more specific
advice but I'm just not sure that your wine is ready for racking yet.

Joe

, Bob Becker wrote:
So my Cab has been clearing for the required eight days,
and it was time to rack it for 14 additional days for more
clearing before bottling.

The bottom 1.5" of the carboy was all sediment so I didn't
rack that into the new carboy. The result, however, was that
I lost about two quarts of wine... or volume of whatever I'm making.

The directions tell me to top up the new carboy to within
two inches of the top with cool water or a similar wine.
I can do that, but it seems like two inces of goo/two quarts
of wine is excessive. Is it?



--
Bob Becker

www.becker.org

I always transfer the sediment to a separate, small airlocked carboy,
let it settle, then rack off to recover the cleared portion. This
becomes topping wine.

Gene

Joe Sallustio wrote:
This sounds like a kit and I have never made one. It sound like a lot
of lees, let it sit longer or stir it up and let it re-settle.

I can't see bottling a cab in a month but I'm not a kit maker. Once
it's wine time is your friend, not your enemy. As long as you keep it
topped up and sulfited properly you don't need to rush.

There are kit makers on this forum which will give you more specific
advice but I'm just not sure that your wine is ready for racking yet.

Joe

, Bob Becker wrote:

So my Cab has been clearing for the required eight days,
and it was time to rack it for 14 additional days for more
clearing before bottling.

The bottom 1.5" of the carboy was all sediment so I didn't
rack that into the new carboy. The result, however, was that
I lost about two quarts of wine... or volume of whatever I'm making.

The directions tell me to top up the new carboy to within
two inches of the top with cool water or a similar wine.
I can do that, but it seems like two inces of goo/two quarts
of wine is excessive. Is it?



--
Bob Becker

www.becker.org

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:24:59 -0400, "Bob Becker"
wrote:

So my Cab has been clearing for the required eight days,
and it was time to rack it for 14 additional days for more
clearing before bottling.

The bottom 1.5" of the carboy was all sediment so I didn't
rack that into the new carboy. The result, however, was that
I lost about two quarts of wine... or volume of whatever I'm making.

The directions tell me to top up the new carboy to within
two inches of the top with cool water or a similar wine.
I can do that, but it seems like two inces of goo/two quarts
of wine is excessive. Is it?


Sounds like you have a wine expert kit, if so, it is designed to top
up with water.. Follow the directions and you will end up with a
decent wine.

Later,
A. J.

"gene" wrote in message
.com...
I always transfer the sediment to a separate, small airlocked carboy, let
it settle, then rack off to recover the cleared portion. This becomes
topping wine.

I like that idea!
I'll do that next time.

Thank you everyone for your replies.