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Bottling procedure
Hello All,
I know this subject has been bought up before but I can’t find the thread now!
What is the bottling process for wines -
Do you need to use corks for some and screw lids for others?
Glass or plastic bottles?
If u used the wrong one would it ruin the wine?
Why do some wines get left for 3+ months in a demy-john while others can be bottled straight after fermentation has finished?
Best of Luck!!
malachi,
The size of the bottles doesn't matter except that once opened it will tend to spoil so you need to be able to drink it all quickly. Sangria is weak so two people can easily finish a liter and a half in a night, but your homebrew may be significantly stronger. Having said that, I'll let you decide privately whether you think you can manage a liter and a half in a night!
Good Luck!!
Hey malachi,
You store bottles on their sides so the cork doesn't dry out and shrink allowing air and bacteria in to spoil your wine. If more sediment is forming your wine is still fermenting and if you had bottled it the bottles might have explode. You can should wait until activity in the airlock dies down and then re-rack (the sediment from this time can be used as a starter solution for another wine since it contains "clean" yeast). Only bottle when the wine is stable, and Consider using half a crashed camp den tablet per bottle just to kill off any live yeasts that could cause problems after bottling.
Bye!!
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