On Jun 7, 5:31 pm, "Dar V" > wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> It might be dry enough, but I guess I'm concerned about the amount of
> sediment left in the wine if it hasn't been racked enough. I follow Jack's
> advice; rack, sorbate, and let sit for at least 10 days before bottling, but
> this is usually after the Welchs has sat for 7 months and been racked 2-3
> times already.
> Darlene
>
> "Dave Allison" > wrote in message
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> > I'd rack, then sorbate, then let sit for a few days, then bottle.
> > .993 is dry enough for a welches!
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> > DAve
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> > Dar V wrote:
> >> How old is the wine and how many times have you racked it?
> >> Darlene
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> >> "snpm" > wrote in message
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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.
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> >>> 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.
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> >>> 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?
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> >>> Thanks
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I dont anticipate huge sediment in the wine at this point, that would
be a first. I will take a glass off and check it out, and if all is
halfway decent, proceed to rack and sorabte and wait and bottle. Its
maybe three months old. In there somewhere. I craft artisan wine this
will not be, you understand.

Thanks guys