Sirthomas42
Well-Known Member
I made a batch of Strawberry wine a little while ago (our first fruit wine). A month or so ago, I racked it from my primary into a 5 gallon carboy. SWMBO and I are getting ready to rack it again, but there are a TON of sediments at the bottom. Looking around the carboy, there's 3 to 6 inches of sediment at the bottom, that looks like purple sand. (the wine itsl
My question is, if I rack it to another 5 gallon carboy, there will be a ton of headspace. What would I top it up with? It's not like I have a ton of strawberry wine analogs around. I had thought of topping up with Strawberry-Apple cider, but I don't know what that would do to the taste.
Or, would it be better to rack it to a smaller carboy? (we have several 1 gallon jugs we could use). I really don't want to screw this up, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
My question is, if I rack it to another 5 gallon carboy, there will be a ton of headspace. What would I top it up with? It's not like I have a ton of strawberry wine analogs around. I had thought of topping up with Strawberry-Apple cider, but I don't know what that would do to the taste.
Or, would it be better to rack it to a smaller carboy? (we have several 1 gallon jugs we could use). I really don't want to screw this up, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!