"Jim" > wrote in message
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> Day one I added oak chips enclosed in a nylon bag now on day two my
> juice is starting to ferment but the addition of oak has made the wine
> look like dirty dish water. Should I be worried or will the fining and
> filtering remove the dirty appearance?

I have a similar problem. I have four varieties of white grapes in my
vineyard, all of which ripen a different times. As each variety ripened, I
picked the grapes and put them into plastic bags and into the freezer.

Friday evening, I took them all out to thaw. Saturnday morning, they were
thawed but some of the skins had browned a bit. When I pressed them, the
juice had a brown tinge. They're fermenting in the basement as I write
this. Will the brown settle out or do I need to add some wine bleach to this
batch?

Paul