jim c wrote:

> On Feb 10, 4:11Â*am, Steve > wrote:
>> Jim:
>>
>> I'm a kit kind of guy, and I tend to use the additives included in the
>> kits, and that includes clearing agents. Â*The popular one in Canada is
>> Kieselsol-Chitosan. Â*Good grades of gelatin were apparently difficult
>> to source during the Mad Cow thing. Â*Don't know about now. Â*Don't know
>> if K-C or K-G is better or if it depends on the circumstances.
>>
>> I tend to use a combination of gravity and clearing agents. Â*I bottled
>> a kit today, so have the data in front of me.
>>
>> Nov 5 - started - sg 1.084
>> Nov 16 - to carboy - sg .990 (ferment complete)
>> Dec 13 - stabilizers and clearing (isinglass) added - .988
>> Jan 24 - racked off sediment
>> Feb 9 - filtered and bottled
>>
>> That was a six week kit, and it took me three months (13 Â*weeks or
>> so). Â*That was actually quick for me, because we're low on wine.
>>
>> As you can see, I did not add the clearing agent as soon as the
>> ferment was finished.
>>
>> Steve
>
> I work on a 2 month
> repeated racking schedule on average and then roughly a year in bulk
> before bottling now.

IMHO, a 2 month repeated racking schedule is overkill in the extreme.