Basic Instructions for Home Winemaking
Secondary Fermentation

If you've got Elderberries or wood chips in there, remove them now. Is your carboy clean? Siphon the wine into it, without taking any sediment.

If you're making white or blush wine, mix Bentonite with maybe 12oz of warm water. Pour this mixture into the carboy.

Using oak chips? Toss them into the carboy.

Fill the rest of the carboy with water that you've first boiled and then cooled. Put the airlock on, and leave it for around 12 days.

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