Recent content by tysfoot

Hi, I posted this thread some months ago I have left my wine in storage for about 3 months at room temperature, 12-14 degress but my wine is still very red and cloudy I have added additional finning about 6 weeks ago and i have occasionally shaked the carboy but still nothing. Shall i put it in...

Really ...... So is this what you do Rocky, my temperature at the minute is 18c and i will struggle to get it past this so ill sit and wait and hope for the best

Hi, So your saying if it is not clear i will need to rack. Will a gentle stir not help speed the process up slightly ? Thanks for the advice, much appreciated I understand what you are all saying about time being the best solution, and i now understand that the 30 day timing was tested...

will racking off the remainder of the sediment off do anything...it does say to do that but only if bottling

Thanks for your reply....its just very frustrating as it says its a 30 day wine as was my last one but on my last batch it took over 4 months to get it clear

Hi, I'm supposedly on the day of bottling my wine I have been using the Kenridge white zinfendel 30 bottle kit I adding the clearings 6 days ago as instructed but as i went to see the clarity in my wine today it was very cloudy, i couldn't see anything through the other side of the bottle...

Hi, I am just trying to finish degassing my wine before i add the clarifier, i am making the kenridge 30 bottle white zinfendel It says in the instructions to stir 6-8 times to completly degass the wine over 2 days, but i have done the little fill the wine bottle up and put your thumb over the...

i think i will wait till tomorrow day to see if it has changed, thanks for your advice

hi, i am approching my 7th day of primary fermentaion of my Kenridge Classic White Zinfandel. My first reading was 1.085 which was correct and now on the 7th day it reads 992 and the target is 1.010 or less so if i am correct that means i can start the secondary fermentation stage. I just...

thanks for the advice freind

yes it was, i dont know why i stirred it, i just thought i would stir it lightly then wait to settle for 10 mins before bottling as this is the first time i have seen it clear will i have to wait long do you think, i hope i havent spoilt it

there is always going to be some sort of seddiment at the bottom isnt there. ive had problems with this batch the the clearing and ive applied a finning agent 2 weeks ago and let it settle untill today, do you think the cloudyness will drop out within a few hours

Hi, my wine is ready for bottling today, so i decided just to stir it for 5 seconds and let it settle and now its gone back to being cloudy again, i have waited 30 mins and it is still cloudy, how much longer shall i wait for it to settle.....finally, hehe

Hi, I am about to bottle my first batch of Vintners reserve Reilsling wine and i have had lots of bad luck in trying to get my winr to clear, i have degassed on about 6 occasions now and i have followed the instructions perfectly I went to local wine making shop and she said to use this finning...

Hi, I cant top it to within 2 inches of the bung because i had a little leaky accident out of my tap and ive slowly lost 6 litres a few weeks ago when it was locked in a cupboard :slp Ive still got 17 litres left, we learn from our mistakes Do you think this is the reason why its not clearing...