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I appreciatie everyone's input. Today, finally, the Barolo and the Amarone cleared. It took about 3 weeks and I would attribute this to the temperature as Wade initially questioned my temperature. So, here's what happened. The clearing was started during that cold week when it snowed. The...

Thanks, I think I'll let it go another 2 weeks and see what it does. Thank you, VA

68 farenheit Degassed with a drill sorbate & kmeta firt 24hours added fining agent degassed. Pumped down I said Borolo, sorry meant Amarone (All Juice) and I did a Borolo at the same time and the borolo is CLEARED and the Amarone is not. The fining agent in my hands did not freeze...

I have a borolo kit and followed instructions to the letter. Today I checked for clarity, to which clouds persisted. Today is 2 weeks and a day that I cleared. Should I wait another weeK? Add more of something? Be satisfied with cloudy wine?

I bought two La Bodega port kits. The first F-Pack was in the bag and was filled with juice but the bag was not tight with gas. On the second kit the F-PACK foil bag seems bloated. It looks as if it is filled with a gas and about to burst. Do I have a problem with the second bag? Thank you va

Thank you!! So when white bulk-aging, after the primary rack it to a secondary, when your SG its rack it a third time ?? Trying to clearly understand can you confirm the following: Currently, Im at secondary from my first racking into a carboy? I then should rack a second time, bring along...

Thank you, that helped quite a bit. It sounds like good practice to not rush to secondary fermentation. Though most kits seem to outline day 20 as a starting point for secondary kickoff. During bulk aging is there any need to stir, shake or disturb the wine? Should you just let it sit and...

How far in the process do you go before bulk aging? 1. Do you bulk age after you clear? 2. Do you bulk age before you clear? 3. Can you bulk age after you add meta-bisulphite/potsorbate and than after bulk aging (week to its end) add the finening agents? 4. Can you add the fining agents months...