"Tater" > wrote in message
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On Apr 2, 4:11 pm, Doug > wrote:
> 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

well "thick as mud" isn't a clearly defined technical term. but i
think i'll be getting a cheap filter setup together in the comming
months. I did add peptic enzyme at the beginning, but did not know it
was meant for clearing(aside from haze) I got some sparkaloid and
might give that a try after i do some gross filtering. I was thinking
of running it thru a 50 micron and then maybe a 20-25 micron to see if
there is improvement. with that large a size, I'd guess that i wouldnt
have too much problem with clogging, the earlier rackings did have
quite a bit of sediment, but it looks like I have something that wont
settle with just gravity. the past 4 rackings there has not been a
noticeable change in clarity, or lack of.

Why not just get a mini jet filter system, they're pretty cheap and work
awesome.