You can do that, I usually throw the light sediment in a bottle and
let it settle over night. I rack it in though. I rarely pour anything.
I always try to keep things topped up completely (withing 1/2") once
the wine has fermented completely. The pitcher idae seems a little
open ended for my taste, but maybe cover it with Saran wrap if that is
all you have.
Regards,
Joe

"Dave" > wrote in message >...
> Making a 6 gallon kit wine.
>
> The first time racking from my primary to secondary didn't go as well as I
> had hoped. Got the sediment stirred up just enough to clog up the tube with
> a couple of oak chips. That slowed the racking down a lot. A nervous
> twitch of the arm pulled the hose out for a second, causing air to get into
> the system. The end result is I left behind a bit more wine than I hoped
> and got a bit more sediment into the secondary than I wanted.
>
> So I am wonder if this plan makes any sense. I will let the primary settle
> down for a couple of hours. Carefully pour off wine into a pitcher and pour
> that into the secondary. Then in the morning rack the secondary into
> another secondary. Then on with the show.
>
> Does this make any sense at all. I'm thinking the second racking will get
> eliminate sediment. I'll certainly leave some wine behind in the process.
> Will there be a net gain or loss of wine volume? Probably not a significant
> amount either way. Or should I just accept the fact that I have extra
> sediment and less wine and get on with the show? The kit directions
> indicate that I'll be racking twice more, so perhaps it's not a big deal.
>
> Your advice would be valuable!
>
> Dave