Range Rose kit

[uksoundz]

Hi,
Just finished cleaning the range rose kit and I've just racked off into a second FV.

As I don't have any bottles ready yet (or not enough anyway) plus the fact the Rose is a little harsh at present (I've heard it gets better in a matter of weeks) can I just leave to age for 2/3 weeks on the FV before bottling? Would this have any adverse effects?

Also, can I sweeten if needs be at this stage? Or should I have done this before I added the finings?

 

[dave0w]

now would be an ok time to sweeten but i like to wait and sweeten the bottle if needed.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Did you add the extra sugar as instructed?


This is from my review of this wine -

The instructions tell you to add 750g of sugar to back sweeten after you have stabilised and degassed it, i decided to leave it dry as Mrs Tea doesn't like sweet wine and i am glad i did it would have been sickly sweet if i had followed the instructions.

The review is here - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33697



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[uksoundz]

No I didn't add the extra sugar as I'd read your review beforehand!!
The Mrs thinks it could do with being a little sweeter though and as the instructions say to add the extra sugar before the finings, I was wondering whether I'd missed the boat somewhat!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You can back sweeten once its clear this is what i did with the first one, i like (used to like) a sweeter wine but Mrs Tea likes it dry, i put 1 teaspoon into the bottle (1.5 litre) i was going to drink and gave it a good shake just before drinking it, this did the trick.

 

[dave0w]

No I didn't add the extra sugar as I'd read your review beforehand!!
The Mrs thinks it could do with being a little sweeter though and as the instructions say to add the extra sugar before the finings, I was wondering whether I'd missed the boat somewhat!

no you can still added it. but do it in stages 750g is a lot to just sweeten

 

[uksoundz]

Ok thanks guys.
Also leaving once clear for a few weeks in the FV is fine to do too?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

When you ferment the layer of CO2 in the space between wine and lid protects it, once stabilised and degassed it no longer exists, you read a lot about head space in the various forums and most members leave as little as possible, in a FV there is a lot of head space so leaving it for several weeks is probably not a good idea.

You say you don't have enough bottles, why not calculate what you have then buy a 5 litre spring water bottle or two, fill them to the base of the neck then bottle the rest, you can then bottle from the 5 litre bottles as the glass bottles get emptied.

 

[Gorty]

Do you have any lemonade/cola etc 2 litre bottles? they are just great for storing your cleared wine in, as Chippy said the head space needs to be a minimum.
I take it you have made a 30 bottle kit, in which case you need 11 2 litre bottle, 12 to be safe, and if its the same as the white and red kits you can even drain all but the thickest of the sediment into a separate bottle and let it clear, I have actually managed to get 11 full 2 litre bottles out of 30 bottle kit, but then again as SWMBO says I could teach Scrooge a thing or two!