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Steve Peek Steve Peek is offline
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Default a question about when to fine


"Lee" > wrote in message
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> I'm never sure this group is still active, but here goes:
>
> When making a white wine from grapes, I find that the SG is down to
> 0.992, but I'm still slowly bubbling. I'm assuming that this is
> dissolved CO2...do you agree?
>
> But even after 2 weeks of the wine at a SG of 0.992, it's still cloudy
> with only minimal signs of clarifying. I'd rather allow the wine to
> clear on its own, but I also want to have it relatively clear in time
> for the really cold winter weather to allow for a good 3 weeks of cold
> stabilization. Should I fine now with bentonite, or do you think I
> should just wait it out?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee


I find that the cold often helps settle out the last bit of haze. Put your
wine out in the garage for a few days.