Hi, I've been making 6 gallon "KIT" wine for a year and a half. I've
made 7 batches: 2 white, 2 red, 2 kool-aid (mist-type) and 1
sparkling.

In all cases, I followed the instructions as written and all but two
(which are too young to try) are quite pleasing.

My question is about bulk aging after the clearing step, is there any
benefit to aging the wine in the carboy or should I just go ahead and
bottle? I am mainly interested in aging red wine kits. My father
wants me to make him some Cabernet, he usually drinks two buck chuck,
so the bar isn't real high. But I would like to know about carboy
aging.

The instructions make it seem so frantic that you bottle the wine at a
certain time and I am so afraid to mess it up. I've made my husband
cut trips short because we had to rush home and bottle. Can I just
rack it, put the airlock back on and bottle at my leisure?

I am not ready to try my hand at real grapes, so this is just a "KIT"
question. I enjoy reading the other posts and have gotten many good
tips. Thanks.