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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 |
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