Hi Greg,
You did the right thing. I've made many of these kits and ONCE decided to
rack first because it looked so clear. It was a mistake because the clearing
took much longer. As painful as it is you have to stir up the lees with
remaining packets, it clears really fast and after a week or so you can
filter and return to the carboy to further degas it for a couple of weeks or
you can also just bottle it, after all it's just a wine cooler!
Louise)

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> Well, I decided to stick to the instructions. I stirred up all that
> sediment and added the remaining packets. I recall reading somewhere
> that in a kit, that sediment aids clearing the wine. Something about
> it causes the other particles to cling to it and drop out.
>
> This is the 3rd kit I've made and have stuck to the instructions for
> each. I've been happy with the results so far.
>
> Greg
>
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:01:14 GMT, MikeMTM > wrote:
>
> >Insprucegrove wrote:
> ><snip>
> >> If you can see clearly through the carboy,...
> ><snip>
> >
> >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.
> >--
> >
> >
> >Mike MTM, Cokesbury, New Jersey, USA
> >
> >
> >
>