After racking off the gross sediment in the primary, I do not rack out of
secondary until a week or two after fermentation finishes. Of course I
expect fermentation to finish within 4 or 5 weeks. Then I rack after most
of the sediment has dropped out (usually a month after racking to the aging
carboy. Then a couple of months later after it has mostly cleared. I do
not mess around with my wines any more than absolutely necessary. This cuts
down on oxidation, racking loss, and then need for topping up.

Ray

"Suzanne" > wrote in message
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> We are just making fruit wine out of pineapple juice and we are racking
> tomorrow from the bucket to a carboy.
> When shall we rack the next time? And is it necessary to add some campden
> tablets or something else (or add nothing at all)?
>
> Thanks for advices
>
> Susi