A Wine Clearing Question

[Eland]

I have a pear wine that I think is clear. I can actually read anything I put behind the carboy. My question is why can I still see the flashlight beam through the carboy instead of just a point of light on the other side. It has been thoroughly degassed. I have a wild grape that's clear and I can only see the light hitting the object on the other side.


Any thoughts?

 

[OGrav]

Try moving to a colder room for a while. Pear wines notoriously hard to clear. I'm some others will weigh in with some more experience on them. Any finings used?

 

[smurfe]

Could be mild pectic haze. Could be still have some suspended solids. Give it some more time or a fining agent if not used already. Did you use pectic enzyme?

 

[Eland]

I haven't used a fining agent, nor did I really want to. I did hit it with plenty of pectic enzyme though. Like I said, it is clear enough for me to read newspaper through a glass carboy. When I bottle, i just don't want to end up with sediment in the bottle. I may end up using some superkleer just to see if it gets it any better.

 

[Wade E]

If its that clear then I wouldnt add any fining agents. Do you think its just the curvature of the carboy? I dont use any flashlight technique. You could get the Vinbrite gravity filter, its cheap and does a great job.
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