Rhubarb Wine

[theboytony]

Hi I have four gallons of Rhubarb wine fermenting in utility room been bubbling away for a week now reading started at 1092 todays reading on Hydrometer is 1010 should I rack it into 1 gallon demijohns with airlock, add campden tablets or not, new to wine making as you can gather. Help appreciated

 

[wurzel]

Yes rack into DJs now and continue fermenting under airlock, no campden tab is needed at this stage.

 

[theboytony]

Thanks for that Wurzle will I need to use camden tablets at all or just keep racking, had a small sip when I took the reading tastes good, would you add tsp sugar at bottling stage.

 

[wurzel]

You will need to add a campden tab per gallon at some stage as it protects the wine from infection and oxidation.

Don't know what style of wine you are aiming at but if not a dry then you will need to add potassium sorbate at the same time as the campden tab to prevent it re-fermenting.

If the wine tastes fine to you now then go ahead and rack and add campden and PS to stop it.

Think I would continue the fermentation and back sweeten it latter if it is not sweet enough for you (1.010 is quite sweet)

 

[theboytony]

Thanks Wurzel that was a great help will let you know at a later date how it turned out.