On Mar 30, 6:34*pm, Tater > wrote:
> My plums do not look like they are clearing, even though every time I
> rack there is sediment. in looking at filters I see that the cheapest
> looks exactly like a water filter. is this true? other filters seem
> too expensive. plum has been settling for about 6 months and is still
> thick as mud

Tater -
Not to discourage you from making your own filter, but if this
wine is still "thick as mud", a filter really isn't the answer.
Unless the wine is reasonably clear, trying to run it through a filter
will just clog up the filter and make a mess.

The primary ingredient needed for clearing wine is patience. At six
months, though, you ought to be seeing reasonable progress. If you
did not use any pectic enzyme earlier in the process, that would be a
good thing to try. If that doesn't help, I'd recommend either
bentonite or the hot-mix Sparkalloid. Both of those are pretty mild
in terms of their effect on the wine (from what I've read, anyway).
As a last resort, try a package of Super-Kleer. Try one thing at a
time, and give it two weeks or more to see if it's having any effect.
If you can't see any change in two weeks, try the next one.

Doug