"J F" wrote

> I have just got to the end of my first wine kit, and I'm getting ready to
> bottle. I am just curious about how soon I need to bottle this compared to
> instructions. I believe that the instructions said to bottle on day 28,
> which is tomorrow. However, I don't think that I'll be able to bottle
until
> the weekend. Is there any problems if I leave the wine in the carboy for a
> few extra days before I bottle it or is it important to get it bottled as
> soon as possible. The kit is a 4 week Shiraz kit, if that makes any
> difference.

I didn't bottle my first kit until it had been in the
carboy for 3 months. While I'm no expert at wine,
it seemed to come out quite nicely. I just finished
up all the steps that the kit instructions said to do,
topped up the carboy right up into the neck area,
and left it in the corner of my basement for 3 months.

Ian