I've had two different "types" of bentonite in the past. The stuff that
comes with my wine kits mixes differently than the stuff I buy separately
for my scratch wine. When I mix the kit bentonite, I take a 500ml jar like
CheezWhiz or mayo, half fill with hot tap water, slowly add the bentonite
while stirring with a spoon, then put the lid on, shake it, then add to the
wine. The first time I did this with the bentonite I bought separately, I
ended up with a solid gob of muck. The instructions on the package said to
use boiling water, but I figured I didn't need to go that hot. So when I did
it a second time with the boiling water, it worked perfectly.


"Juwanna" > wrote in message
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> What is the best procedure for dissolving Bentonite. I have heard of
using
> hot water and then stirring like mad. Has anybody used the microwave to
> heat up a mixture of water and bentonite to get it to dissolve then add
this
> to the mix? I always seem to have a chunk or two swirling around the
> primary before I add the must but the finished product seems pretty
> tasty......
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