"Racking" seems simple enough a concept: Get the good stuff off the top of the bad stuff before to much bad stuff collects on the bottom and start it all over again. NOT Quite Webster or Wikipedia but... Heres my question.
Just starting out we're trying to limit our required startup cost, and planning on just doing one 6 gal. batch, (at first) we budgeted 1 bucket and 1 carboy. But I here alot about not splashing or over sloshing your wine mix due to oxidation. Having to transfer my tinted concoction from one carboy to a bucket, clean the carboy and then back in for each racking, should i invest in two carboys right off the bat for my 1 batch?
Just starting out we're trying to limit our required startup cost, and planning on just doing one 6 gal. batch, (at first) we budgeted 1 bucket and 1 carboy. But I here alot about not splashing or over sloshing your wine mix due to oxidation. Having to transfer my tinted concoction from one carboy to a bucket, clean the carboy and then back in for each racking, should i invest in two carboys right off the bat for my 1 batch?