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In article >, McKevvy > wrote:
>You're right - I've omitted the pectin. I checked the Boots book of
>Home Wine and Brewing and they use pectin in their recipies. I've been
>using a recipe for Braeburn apples from elsewhere and it doesn't
>mention pectin.
>I learn something every day


Pectin and pectic enzyme are two different things. There should be no need to
add pectin to an apple wine, since apples have lots of pectin already --
that's why I suggested you might need to add pectic enzyme to get rid of an
excess of pectin.