What is racking?
Racking is defined as a framework, support or stand in or on which to hold, hang, or display various articles. Racks come in all shapes and sizes. A shelf is a type of rack. But there are many other types, some of which look like shelves, while others don’t. In everyday life we see bicycle racks in schools and colleges and towns like Amsterdam where many bikes are used. We see different styles of racks in shops to hold and display coats, hats and dresses. In the gym, racks are used to hold weights and weightlifting equipment. In the home, the bathroom will always have a towel rack. The kitchen will have a rack by the sink for drying plates and dishes, along with racks for wine bottles, spice bottles and salt and pepper cruets. In the lounge, newspapers, magazines and sheet music are often stored in racks. Racking is used for home entertainment systems too. You often see rack holding a DVD player and a satellite TV receiver. But the biggest use of racking by far is in industry for holdi
Many home winemakers that are new to the hobby are sometimes thrown off by the term, at times, confusing it with meaning to bottle the wine, or worse yet, interpreting it to mean that they need to seal up the fermentation vessel air-tight in some fashion. Both misinterpretations can lead to disastrous results. There are some variations on the definition of “racking” that can be found from one winemaking book to the next. But put very simply, racking means to siphon the wine must from one container to the next, so as to leave any sediment behind. In fact that is the sole purpose of racking, “to leave the sediment behind.” – When To Rack The First Racking: The first racking should normally be done around 5 to 7 days into the fermentation. This is an optimum time to rack a must for several reasons. The first being, this is the time you will need to put the fermentation under the protection of an air-lock. And, this usually means moving the must to another container, anyway. The reason an
Racking is a specialized horse gait in the family of “ambling” gaits, four beat gaits which fall between a walk and a gallop in speed. Ambling gaits are famously very smooth for riders, and also very energy efficient, and horses which demonstrate these beats are highly prized. A horse cannot be taught to rack; it must be born with the ability to perform the gait, although additional training can refine the rack. Ambling gaits have been cultivated in horses for centuries. In the Middle Ages, these gaits were extremely popular, because people had to ride horses across great distances, and they wanted a gait which was comfortable and efficient. As other modes of transportation became available, racking and other lateral gaits grew less desirable, and today, horses that can demonstrate such gaits are known as “gaited horses,” reflecting the fact that they have a fifth gait in addition to the classic walk, trot, canter, and gallop. In racking, both legs on one side are moved together, makin
