so here is my situation:
I have two glass carboys for secondaries.
One presently has an EdWort Apfelwien with fruit added; fermenting for five days.
Second one is empty but needs to take my lager from primary after D-rest this weekend; it will be sitting for 5 months in secondary.
I have been advised to rack the wine off of the fruit after ~7 days or risk problems with it sitting for a long time on the fruit.
So, my plan was to rack the wine from one carboy to the other to get it off the fruit; clean the carboy, then use it for the lager.
Problem is, the wine is still very active with lots of movement in the liquid (as well as constant airlock activity).
Can I rack this off while actively fermenting? What are the risks?
If not, can I safely leave it on the fruit and not secondary at all?
Many thanks!
I have two glass carboys for secondaries.
One presently has an EdWort Apfelwien with fruit added; fermenting for five days.
Second one is empty but needs to take my lager from primary after D-rest this weekend; it will be sitting for 5 months in secondary.
I have been advised to rack the wine off of the fruit after ~7 days or risk problems with it sitting for a long time on the fruit.
So, my plan was to rack the wine from one carboy to the other to get it off the fruit; clean the carboy, then use it for the lager.
Problem is, the wine is still very active with lots of movement in the liquid (as well as constant airlock activity).
Can I rack this off while actively fermenting? What are the risks?
If not, can I safely leave it on the fruit and not secondary at all?
Many thanks!