Pavel314 wrote:

> "Jim" > wrote in message
>
...
>> Day one I added oak chips enclosed in a nylon
>> bag now on day two my juice is starting to
>> ferment but the addition of oak has made the
>> wine look like dirty dish water. Should I be
>> worried or will the fining and filtering remove
>> the dirty appearance?
>
> I have a similar problem. I have four varieties
> of white grapes in my vineyard, all of which
> ripen a different times. As each variety
> ripened, I picked the grapes and put them into
> plastic bags and into the freezer.
>
> Friday evening, I took them all out to thaw.
> Saturnday morning, they were thawed but some of
> the skins had browned a bit. When I pressed
> them, the
> juice had a brown tinge. They're fermenting in
> the basement as I write this. Will the brown
> settle out or do I need to add some wine bleach
> to this batch?
>
> Paul

The juice for my whites always looks like a mud
puddle after pressing. After fermentation they
clear and clean up nicely all by themselves
especially with the addition of Bentonite after
fermentation.