I'd rack, then sorbate, then let sit for a few days, then bottle.
..993 is dry enough for a welches!

DAve

Dar V wrote:
> How old is the wine and how many times have you racked it?
> Darlene
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>> I have a welches concord 6 gallon going for the wife. SG has been 993
>> for weeks, but every morning there is still a trace ring of bubbles on
>> the surface of the demijohn. It has been racked once, and appears not
>> to have a heavy sediment at this point as none is realy visible, but
>> obviously, this is concord so its a bit dark.
>>
>> I want to sorbate. My wife wants to drink her plonk, and I need to use
>> up some bottles...the bubbles worry me enough to hope sorbating will
>> help insure against exploding vino. I have a house full of little
>> kids.
>>
>> My question is this: should I rack before sorbating? If I sorbate as-
>> is, will the stirring to distribute the sorbate throw the sediment up
>> so badly that I might have to wait a really long time before I have a
>> clear wine again?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Sean
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