Why and How to rack (or transfer) wine from one container to another for home winemakers. Advantages and dis-advantages of different transfer methods demonstrated.
When to rack? 1.To get wine off lees (sediment), 2.when you need the container that it is in for something else, or 3. when you are ready to bottle and you use a different container for bottling.
Sanitizing: Potassium Meta Bi-sulfate (K-Mata) is cheap and excellent, but avoid breathing the the fumes. You need to rinse and clean equipment before sterilizing. Additional info here at 1:09. https://youtu.be/mxX74jvuafQ
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