Brewin_Bob
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I've just begun wine making as a hobby. I've got my must in the primary fermenter and will be racking to the secondary fermenter on Thursday or Friday. The temperature has been between 63 and 70 degrees and the must is only exposed to light when I stir it. Since my secondary fermenter is a glass carboy, how important is it to keep it from light and what temperature should I be keeping it in? I ask because I plan to rerack in about 3 months and again 3 months after that if need be. By then, it will be about June. In Texas, that's when it gets to be unbearably hot, lol. I can keep the secondary in a cooler then. I just need to know how cool to keep it. Thanks in advance.
I've just begun wine making as a hobby. I've got my must in the primary fermenter and will be racking to the secondary fermenter on Thursday or Friday. The temperature has been between 63 and 70 degrees and the must is only exposed to light when I stir it. Since my secondary fermenter is a glass carboy, how important is it to keep it from light and what temperature should I be keeping it in? I ask because I plan to rerack in about 3 months and again 3 months after that if need be. By then, it will be about June. In Texas, that's when it gets to be unbearably hot, lol. I can keep the secondary in a cooler then. I just need to know how cool to keep it. Thanks in advance.