"Ray" > wrote in message . com>...
> Yes, now you bulk age. I find that the Riesling kits I have made do not
> need a long aging. I like it young and fruity.
>
> Kit price: Personally I find the mid price kits are significantly better
> than the cheaper ones. The high price kits are sometimes worth the extra
> cost and sometimes not. But that is me.
>
> Ray
>
> "Kevin" > wrote in message
> m...
> > "Ray" > wrote in message
> . com>...
> > > Don is right. Get it back into the carboy under an airlock. The bucket
> is
> > > not good at this stage. For one thing, they are notorious for not
> sealing
> > > well such that the airlock is really doing nothing. But the real killer
> is
> > > that there is just too much head space no mater how much you fill it. A
> > > carboy may have 1 inch of head space but since the neck is small, that
> is
> > > very little air. If you have only 1/4 in of head space in your bucket
> there
> > > will be many times more air in it. During primary, air is beneficial to
> > > must. But as the must turns to wine, air becomes damaging. At the
> stage
> > > you are at now, it will ruin the wine in short order.
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
> > Thanks for all your help. Here's what I've done. I racked into a 5
> > gal carboy, added the SO2 and the isinglass, put my racking cane into
> > the carboy, attached the cane to my cordless drill and stirred all for
> > about 2-3 min's and attached the airlock.
> >
> > Now what? Is this where the bulk aging comes in? Do I rack again
> > while it's aging? If so, when? Please give me a time frame from here
> > to consumption. It's a Reislign from Brew King.
> >
> > As a side note, I'm going to stick with kits so is it better to buy
> > the most expensive kit possible? I like whites however, I might buy a
> > red or two for storage.


It was fairly cloudy today when I racked but it's cleared up
considerably, not crystal clear but translucent anyway. There's a
noticeable layer of lees (trub for you beer guys) on the bottom of the
carboy. How long should I let it sit on this? Temp tonight is 70-71
deg according to the strip therm on the carboy.