The primitivo has been settling out since October, so it seemed like time to poke at it. I like to splash rack my wine that is bulk aging in carboys at least once to try to give it a little oxygenation while it’s hanging out. The primi has become wonderfully clear already, a lovely purple-ruby [...]
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I noticed that quite a bit of sediment fell out of the home merlots, so I decided it was time to rack them off again and test them for pH and acid levels. I also figured the Free SO2 levels had dropped (I give up on the test strips) and added ¼ tsp Kmeta to [...]
Since Dave has already drunk half of his bottled wine, I asked if he had any acetone problems, and he said no. So, I checked one of the small bottles of extra merlot, and was very happy that there was no acetone odor or taste there. OK, then something happened to the carboy. I checked [...]
With all of the carboys from the barrel wine plus the kit wines I have bulk aging, the wine has now overflowed out of the shower and into the guest room. Reservations are now required! The shower is also quite busy. We busted out a little sample of the merlot from the carboy, expecting it [...]