So I made a 1G Wine Expert Cabernet in May (no skins), following the schedule and instructions pretty much as instructed. Only difference is that after fining with chitosan at room temp for 10 days I also chilled it down to about 30F for a few days to assist with the clearing. After a few weeks I racked to a bottling bucket leaving all sediment behind and bottled. It was very clear.
After about a month in the bottle curiosity got the best of me so I opened and drank one. It was still young of course but i was pleasantly surprised how good it was already....and beautifully clear.
Here I am a month later and when I hold a bottle up to the light I see these flakes settled out on the side that are now back in suspension from disturbing the bottle. What can this be if it was clear at 30 days then has flakes at 60 days?
I also have a 1 gallon batch of WE Merlot that I did pretty much the same just lagging a week behind this one and it has no flakes.
Any ideas what this is?
After about a month in the bottle curiosity got the best of me so I opened and drank one. It was still young of course but i was pleasantly surprised how good it was already....and beautifully clear.
Here I am a month later and when I hold a bottle up to the light I see these flakes settled out on the side that are now back in suspension from disturbing the bottle. What can this be if it was clear at 30 days then has flakes at 60 days?
I also have a 1 gallon batch of WE Merlot that I did pretty much the same just lagging a week behind this one and it has no flakes.
Any ideas what this is?