SG was stable, so its time for the next step. First off, I sterilize a carboy. Now to drain the fruit bag. I do that the easiest way I know.
Once it is draining, I put a filter mesh over the end of the syphon. These are great to keep the chunks from being sucked into the fermentor.
So, I syphon all of the juice into the carboy, leaving as much of the lees behind as I can.
The carboy is not totally full, but thats ok right now. I will top it up in a while. Now I put the airlock back on and let it sit for 2-3 weeks to finish the last bit of fermenting. See the nice red color? It also smells heavenly!
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By: Wine Database » Day 6 on October 20, 2007
at 12:39 pm