I guess I was reading stuff between the lines. With all that stuff dropping
out I thought it was still going. Even so, I do not rack that much. I do
not rack until a few weeks after fermentation ends. Then I give it a good 2
months to before the next racking. After that I will rack after 3 months if
there is further sediment. But that is my style. I do not like to handle
if any more than necessary. I know others rack more frequently.

Ray

"Dave Allyn" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:07:20 GMT, "Ray" > wrote:
>
> >Dave, are you doing all this racking while it is still fermenting? If
so,
> >much of that sediment is the yeast. Normally, after moving it to
secondary
> >you do not rack it again until fermentation has finished. Other wise you
> >may end with a stuck ferment.
>
> Ferment had stopped for a month or so. S.G. had not changed in same
> time. I figure it is done. It may drop another .005 or less in the
> next several months, but I don't look at it to drop much more than
> that. I was aiming for a sweeter wine.
>
> dave
>
>
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