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My first attempt at WOW seemed to stop fermenting after a week. There have been no bubbles at all for at least another week. Today I topped it up with cool boiled water.
Question is, how long do I leave it sitting in the sedement before I put it in another demijohn? Is it the longer the better, or move it before it goes off?
 
A week after all signs of fermentation have ceased is excellent :thumb:

A bit longer wouldn't do any harm, but I would always aim to rack it off the lees by the end of week 4.
 
I'm no wine expert but I have sat wine and cider on sediment for a few months with no noticable issues, the way I see it, racking is to get it off the sediment into secondary so you don't get any in the bottle - with a clearing agent you can be clear in a week or two, so I'd just do it then personally.
 

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