Yes, now you bulk age. I find that the Riesling kits I have made do not
need a long aging. I like it young and fruity.

Kit price: Personally I find the mid price kits are significantly better
than the cheaper ones. The high price kits are sometimes worth the extra
cost and sometimes not. But that is me.

Ray

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> "Ray" > wrote in message
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> > Don is right. Get it back into the carboy under an airlock. The bucket
is
> > not good at this stage. For one thing, they are notorious for not
sealing
> > well such that the airlock is really doing nothing. But the real killer
is
> > that there is just too much head space no mater how much you fill it. A
> > carboy may have 1 inch of head space but since the neck is small, that
is
> > very little air. If you have only 1/4 in of head space in your bucket
there
> > will be many times more air in it. During primary, air is beneficial to
> > must. But as the must turns to wine, air becomes damaging. At the
stage
> > you are at now, it will ruin the wine in short order.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> Thanks for all your help. Here's what I've done. I racked into a 5
> gal carboy, added the SO2 and the isinglass, put my racking cane into
> the carboy, attached the cane to my cordless drill and stirred all for
> about 2-3 min's and attached the airlock.
>
> Now what? Is this where the bulk aging comes in? Do I rack again
> while it's aging? If so, when? Please give me a time frame from here
> to consumption. It's a Reislign from Brew King.
>
> As a side note, I'm going to stick with kits so is it better to buy
> the most expensive kit possible? I like whites however, I might buy a
> red or two for storage.