This afternoon I racked the Chilean Merlot. I decided to do it in the kitchen this time, instead of my basement - and it worked out much better. Next time though, instead of seating the carboy on the chair like I have here in the photo I think I may just put it on the floor. I had to do this towards the end anyway, as the suction got wonky on me a few times as it got closer to the bottom.

Sugar reading at this point is 1.000. The stuff floating around on top of the wine is about a cup or so of oak chips. I also added about two cups of water once I was finished racking, just to top off the carboy.

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