I'm making Pinot Grigio from a kit.
I'm at the clarification process, and something odd is happening.
Rather than the sediment dropping directly to the bottom of the carboy,
I'm getting some that is sticking to the sides of the carboy.
I don't know whether or not I should try stirring it up and then hope it all
settles properly or just let it collect there and hope it drops to the
bottom
at the next racking.
Other than that, it's clearing beautifully.

Any thoughts?


--
Bob Becker

www.becker.org

Bob -

That does happen sometimes - not sure why. I usually just give the
carboy a sharp twist (rotating the whole thing about the vertical axis)
for a few inches, every couple of days. This tends to dislodge the
stuff sticking to the side of the carboy, without stirring up the stuff
on the bottom. Eventually just about all of the sediment will end up
on the bottom.

Doug

"Doug" > wrote in message
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> That does happen sometimes - not sure why. I usually just give the
> carboy a sharp twist (rotating the whole thing about the vertical axis)

Bingo! That was almost too easy.
I owe you a glass of Pinot Grigio, Doug.

My Pinot Gris kit did the same thing, taping and twisting as mentioned
below allowed it to free off the sides and settle to the bottom. My
error was, I tried to bottle without an additional rack, and that
sediment is REALLY light and moves FAST if any movement. So now I have
about 10 bottles that I can see settlement in, guess I'll have to
decanter prior to enjoying. So ensure you rack carefully.

--
DAve

Bob Becker wrote:
> I'm making Pinot Grigio from a kit.
> I'm at the clarification process, and something odd is happening.
> Rather than the sediment dropping directly to the bottom of the carboy,
> I'm getting some that is sticking to the sides of the carboy.
> I don't know whether or not I should try stirring it up and then hope it all
> settles properly or just let it collect there and hope it drops to the
> bottom
> at the next racking.
> Other than that, it's clearing beautifully.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

"Dave Allison" > wrote in message
...
> My Pinot Gris kit did the same thing, taping and twisting as mentioned
> below allowed it to free off the sides and settle to the bottom. My error
> was, I tried to bottle without an additional rack, and that sediment is
> REALLY light and moves FAST if any movement. So now I have about 10
> bottles that I can see settlement in, guess I'll have to

This is a Heron Bay kit and has 10 days of clearing, racking, another 1-4
weeks
of clearing, and finally bottling. They even recommend filtering.
Is this much clearing, racking, and filtering unique to Pinot Grigio?