"Dirty Harry" > wrote in message
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> "Tater" > wrote in message
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> On Apr 2, 4:11 pm, Doug > wrote:
>> On Mar 30, 6:34 pm, Tater > wrote:
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>> > 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
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> 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.

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