I have a batch of crushendo , due its second rack. After that it is to
settle for 30 days before bottling. It is beginning to get hot here,
and nowhere in my house is it cooler than 65 at night and 75 in the
day. I have taken to using my house crawl space for bulk again as it
is a good 10-15 degrees cooler.

Now Im sure the cool temp would permit better clearing and settling of
any remaining sediment. Trouble is, I have to move the carboy back up
from there in thirty days, with all the swishing and sloshing that
entails.

Do you think the underhouse storage is advantageous, given the amount
of sloshing of the sediment I will do when lifting it back up into the
house?

Cheers

Sean

On Apr 27, 4:02 pm, snpm > wrote:
> I have a batch of crushendo , due its second rack. After that it is to
> settle for 30 days before bottling. It is beginning to get hot here,
> and nowhere in my house is it cooler than 65 at night and 75 in the
> day. I have taken to using my house crawl space for bulk again as it
> is a good 10-15 degrees cooler.
>
> Now Im sure the cool temp would permit better clearing and settling of
> any remaining sediment. Trouble is, I have to move the carboy back up
> from there in thirty days, with all the swishing and sloshing that
> entails.
>
> Do you think the underhouse storage is advantageous, given the amount
> of sloshing of the sediment I will do when lifting it back up into the
> house?
>
> Cheers
>
> Sean
"Do you think the underhouse storage is advantageous, given the
amount
of sloshing of the sediment I will do when lifting it back up into
the
house?"

Yes, the sediment should settle within two or three days.


Guy

For only 30 days, I think I'd leave the wine where it is. WinExpert
kits are designed to clear properly at "room temperature", or about
75F. If you were talking about longer-term storage, I'd probably
recommend the cooler location. For a period as short as a month, when
the kit will probably clear better at the warmer temps, I wouldn't
bother with it. That's my two cents.

Doug