Hi all.
Just re-racked my 2007 Concord batch to clean carboys on Sep 13th.
I did not add Campden tabs this time because because I am not sure the
SG was low enough (1.002 at 75F).
Bubbling had seemed to stop but I did not sit and watch for a long
time (couple of minutes).
Q 1.) Am I OK to wait til Oct - Nov to re-rack and then add the
Campden ?
I followed the groups advice and topped the carboy up right to the
bottom of the airlock stopper.
I am using Lalvin K1-V1116 and dumped yeast on Aug 18th, yeast real
active on Aug 19th (SG 1.120 at 85F).
First rack on Aug 22nd to clean carboy SG 1.024 at 84F.
Q 2.) My last batch of Concord (2005) percipitated out a good bit of
white crystals (tartar ?). I looked in this groups older posts and
think the recommended fix is cooling the wine.
Any other simple fixes that worked for you?
Last year we just strained out the crystals when we opened the bottles
and the wine seemed none the worse (or better ,, smile)
Really appreciate this groups advice.