It has been a month since I filled the current secondary fermenter.
After sanitizing the necessary equipment (cubitainer, siphon, siphon hose, hydrometer, hydrometer test tube, airlock), on Dec 5th I racked the wine to a new container. The racking took out all but about 1/4 inch of the wine. There was some definite lees on the bottom.
The clarity is cloudy; hopefully it will go away as the wine ages.
I filled the hydrometer test tube about 2/3 full and measured the specific gravity. It was a little less than 1.000 which means no or very little sugar left.
Why less than 1.000? The alcohol is less dense than water and practically no sugar is left so with a mixture of water, alcohol, and no sugar, the density is less than water itself (1.000).
To measure the remaining sugar, a sugar analysis kit would be needed since the level of sugar is so low (around 1%).
I sampled the sample (about 1/2 glass) and, wow, that wine is for adults only. It will need to be sweetened before bottling, but the yeasties did their job.
I was happy that the taste was good; no off flavors.
