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"Do you really want your drink triple filtered, treated and half way frozen?" Great way to frame it and good point! Ha ha. I agree flavor is paramount, but I think when one is new to the hobby, they want to share/show off their work also, and that is where presentation does matter.

I added the meta acid prior to bottling 6 months after fining agents added. I added it 24 hours prior to adding one last dose of K meta but was advised that was not an issue. I do filter as last step before bottling. I would doubt Vinbrite filter would block meta acid though. I do store at house...

Also, Cold stabilization is rec'ed on most boards to get rid of wine diamonds which are inevitable in kit wines. Whites they are obvious. Chemicals are sold to 'delay' the onset in RJ Spagnols wines but it is argued whether it works. I did CS and added chemicals in some to see and they all got...

Saramc, I note no issue initially, just after 3 weeks plus. It is harder to see in reds but easy in whites. I use K meta granules. I have sanitized with both k meta and star san. Same issue. I never mix up instruction process. I never would reuse a filter pad. Who would? When I got to max...

BTOM, I run bottled water thru the filter as recommended before using. I also note no fibers in the bottle for 3 weeks so not a filter issue. I also have no tears in filter.

If my filter was not good enough then why is the wine clear for 3 weeks before specks appear? Specks, fibers, it just floats around inside. I also bulked aged and racked a few times. They do not appear to be wine diamonds. Ive seen those in my reds and they are not the same.

Just an update to this post I started. I rebottled and refiltered and added another 1/4 teaspoon of K meta. I choose that amount just due to readings I got from Accuvin strip. First 2-3 weeks, I held various bottles up and closely inspected and all was clear. Around one month mark, the white...

Hi Tony and Deezil. Thanks for the replies. I bulked the SB, Cab, and Zin for 6 months each. I had one cab I bottled right away without bulking. Prior to that I followed manufacturer instructions and if given the choice took the longer route in steps. When I degassed, I did it longer than I...

Thanks Manley. My primary issue with your suggestion is I have already bottled, sealed, and labeled these wines. I actually pulled the corks on 'em all after 9 months to refilter when I first saw the issue arise. I thought my filter failed me. Risky but I SO2'ed and did not seem to hurt the...

I have had the RJS EP Sauvignon Blanc and EP Cabernet Sauvignon and the Cellar Craft Showcase Zinfandel all do this. I bought the higher end juices too to make sure things like this did not happen. I will enjoy drinking all of this for sure, but the idea of handing a bottle to someone as a...

I once thought it was my lower end filter (gravity based) being flawed, but it does enter bottle clear. It is not wine diamonds. My equipment is insanely clean as I try to be a perfectionist. Wine was clear as a bell in carboy and in bottles. Someone once said to me that all wines continue...

I should have been more clear but they are floating probably because I am lifting the bottle to see. Otherwise I am sure they are at rest. I degas using both vacuum pump and stirring with drill. No bubbles within. Regardless, after degassing, they bulk age for 6 months. Should be clear by then...

I have been making wine now for a few years and I cannot seem to achieve a 'clear' glass of wine in this hobby. I have used a variety of kits and brands and techniques and everytime I think I achieved it, time changes everything. Recently I made a RJ Spagnols EP Cab kit. I bulk aged it for 6...

John, as I mentioned, the corks I chose are bad so I have to replace them. They are dropping white flakes into my wine, either food glue or parafin wax. I assume they are not hurting the wine flavor but certainly the aesthetics. I already swapped them out.

Fascinating. I thought maybe I had a 'magic' carboy that would yield me unlimited wine! ;)

I am experiencing a weird phenomenon. I have been bulking a red for 6 months and recently added a 1/4 teaspoon k meta. I had about an inch clearance between the wine and the airlock. The next day the wine was up to the stopper and entering the airlock! I siphoned off back down to one inch and 3...

I'm still mystified as to what a sediment filled filter looks like. I've filtered 5 wines now and see nothing beyond a stained filter. Anyone have a pic?

I filtered a Cellar Craft Showcase Old Vine Zinfandel today. After a crawling 2.5 hours I pulled the plug and had to top off with 1.5 bottles of another. Again I see no real visible sediment in the filter and no tears. Did I take a huge risk letting that Zin sit exposed to O2 for 2.5 hours? I...

Hi David. I would like them to age for a few years. 3 to 5 minimum.

I want to pull what I think are bad corks and replace them. Some bottles have been aging close to a year and others only a month. My process would be to pull the cork, then siphon loose particles from current cork off of the top of the wine (never going below the neck line), top off with similar...