Quote:
>routine. However, a friend of mine who has made these kits told me to not
>bottle it but rack in into another carbouy and let it age there and then
bottle
>it after 6 months or a year. My question is, will it age better in the
carbouy
>( 5 Gal) or better in the bottle.
Generally better in the carboy as long as it's glass; the plastic carboys are
porous and over 6 months to a year will introduce too much oxygen.
Bottle ageing is relatively quick compared to carboy ageing and therefore may
prclude some "good" ageing that can occur in the carboy.
(I know, you want to know if I bulk age. No, I don't; I'm too impatient and
actually have to physically move a small portion of my wines to another room
to allow it to age a year. Is it worth it? Yup. Some of the wines turn
out nicely and have a nice bouquet that is much more pronounced than
previously.)
I think I'll adopt the name Bryan F. gave to me in reference to my
impatience, "Grasshopper".
Grasshopper
----------
Winemaking linx & FTP, rec.crafts.winemaking FAQ, Missing Link Rovers
(Mtl Que Can), firstarter FAQ, Scouting FTP & Super Scout(er), Star Trek
linx & FTP, Help Stop Spam, Zee Svedish Cheff, Summer Camp selection