Mosti Mondiale floaties

[terry51]

Hi everyone -- I'm a newbie and love reading all the posts. You can learn so much! But, I remember reading SOMEWHERE about the little white floating specks -- and now that I have some in my lastest batch, was wondering what I did wrong? Or, what I need to do different next time?


Thanks!!

 

[Tom]

Where are you in fermenting. What did you do so far.

Always tell us what you are making and what you did so far with gravity readings

 

[terry51]

It was the MM Caberlot and it is already bottled. I bottled it back in Feb. and have opened a few bottles, some have the little white floating specks, some don't. I did everything by the book and all my readings were right on. It tastes absolutely wonderful and aclear, garnet red.

 

[grapeman]

The culprit of white specs usually is undisolved potassium sorbate. It doesn't hurt things. If the sorbate is added to warm water and either run through a little blender or a power wisk, it helps to prevent it.


Another source of them is if a new filter is used and a bit of water isn't run through it first to clean out the little bits of paper or fiber.


It won't hurt the wine.

 

[terry51]

thanks soooo much, i am at the pre-bottling stage this weekend for my next batch, so i will make sure thatit hascompletely dissolved before adding it to my carboy --

 

[Wade E]

And when using campden tablets this is usually the culprit but Im betting Appleman/grapeman is right on the money wit this 1!

 

[uavwmn]

Terry51, I am glad to hear someone has made this wine also. (MM Caberlot) I have mine in the bottles aging away until the winter. Also glad to hear it tastes wonderful!!