My Backyard Vineyard: Season 3: Episode 13: Racking and Sulfiting Wine

A key step in wine clarification is the racking of wine off of its sediments. I present two ways to do this in this video. Another important step is the sulfiting of wine to raise the sulfur dioxide concentrations to protect the wine during this process from oxidation and spoilage organisms. Both steps are essential for making clean, clear wine with good flavors.

[@MysticFogGarden]

Grant, check the bottom of your carboy, if its from mexico, its garbage due to NO heat annealing and the bottom crack and fall off. The only mexico glass bottle to buy is the NRC m-3008 , that 6-7 gallon kind that are heat annealed and can be used in the USA for single use transportation. Lehr heat annealing is very important to your safety, and not lossing all your hard work and time lost in making the precious wine. Thanks for your videos.

[@grantcramer]

Thank you for the information.

[@sailaway8244]

😢did i miss it but what did you dilllute your potassium in?the cheap wine you bought,tap water, distilled water?🤔

[@grantcramer]

I diluted the KMBS in a small amount of distilled water.

[@Nonama-w4x]

Professor Grant, I use glass marbles to top off my carboys. I bought 1000 pieces online for $32.00

[@grantcramer]

Yes, that can work, too. Has it worked for you? How was it racking off the wine with the marbles in the carboy?

[@Nonama-w4x]

​@@grantcramer It works well. The racking works the same way as if it didn't have the glass balls.
After rinsing the lees, it works as a scrubber to clean the inside of the carboy.
I store it in a glass jar.