Port won't clear
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I looked back to see if this had been suggested and didn't see it, if it was, mea culpa.
You might want to consider an extra heavy dosage of pectic enzyme. I had a pear wine once that I added pectic to the mix at the start, normal amount and never could clear, finally added a triple dose of the enzyme twice and it cleared up as clear as a bell. First time helped a little bit, then second everything was gone. I tried the test Jack Kellor suggests for pectic haze and they failed, but I was desperate. Pectic enzyme is one thing you almost can't overdo in adding, particularly once alcohol is present. Might be worth a shot. I did add it the way Jack Kellor suggests to clear a pectic haze, something like pull some amount out, add all your enzyme to that, stir, stir, stir, wait 30 minutes, stir more for a total of 3 hours or something like that. Then into your wine, wait 15 or 20 or maybe 30 days try again.
You might want to consider an extra heavy dosage of pectic enzyme. I had a pear wine once that I added pectic to the mix at the start, normal amount and never could clear, finally added a triple dose of the enzyme twice and it cleared up as clear as a bell. First time helped a little bit, then second everything was gone. I tried the test Jack Kellor suggests for pectic haze and they failed, but I was desperate. Pectic enzyme is one thing you almost can't overdo in adding, particularly once alcohol is present. Might be worth a shot. I did add it the way Jack Kellor suggests to clear a pectic haze, something like pull some amount out, add all your enzyme to that, stir, stir, stir, wait 30 minutes, stir more for a total of 3 hours or something like that. Then into your wine, wait 15 or 20 or maybe 30 days try again.
