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When to syphon during finning?
Hi,
I've been using the Beaverdale wine kits for a few months now and wandered whether it's better to follow the instructions to the letter or to syphon the wine before finning and after (ie: ferment, stabilise, syphon, finning, syphon, mature, bottle)? I found that syphoning before finning helped speed up the process with a solomon grundy 7 day red wine kit (although despite doing exactly what it said on the tin it took 2 weeks and didn't taste that great!)
Thud
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Hi Thud, I normally follow the instructions except that mature the red wines in bulk in demijohns for a further 4 weeks or so before bottling as I find this gives them a better flavour. I also use a filter system so I don't get any bits in the bottles. Then mature for longer (as much as poss) in the bottles.
Whites seem to be fine straight away, so I just follow the instructions.
Not done the Solomon Grundy kits so can't comment. Have you tried Cantina as they are really popular?
Hope this helps.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Cheers Greg always appreciate advice. Can't wait to try the Vieux Chateaux du Roi, it promises to be close to a chateaux neuf du pape! A few months yet to go though.
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