Insprucegrove wrote:
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> If you can see clearly through the carboy,...
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Insprucegrove,

I know you're not recommending that one bottles based on looking clear,
but I thought I'd mention a more stringent test. I've often had a wine
that looked very clear, only to have it drop more sediment and get even
clearer. Here's a tip: shine a beam of light through the carboy, from
side to side . If you can see the beam when looking from the front, it's
not yet fully clear. A flashlight or, better yet, a laser pointer, works
well for this. Basically, the beam of light reflects off particles in
the wine to become visible. Even though it looks clear enough to, say,
read through, the wine will probably drop more sediment, which can be
annoying if you've already bottled.


Clarity in wine can be deceiving.
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Mike MTM, Cokesbury, New Jersey, USA