Hello,
I am new to this. I bought a Shiraz kit and the instructions were questionable.
There was no mention of syphoning off the wine to a 2nd bin after fermentation. Therefore, when fermentation stopped, I add the sorbate/sulphite stabiliser and de-gassed the wine. This of course stirred up all the sediment. I then added kieselsol finings and stirred again. After 24 hours I added chitosan finings and stirred gently. That was last tuesday.
Today sunday, the wine is clearing from the top but when I pour from the tap, it is very silty and full of sediment.
How long should I wait before it clears? If it doesn't clear, what can I do to fix the problem?
Thanks
Niall
I am new to this. I bought a Shiraz kit and the instructions were questionable.
There was no mention of syphoning off the wine to a 2nd bin after fermentation. Therefore, when fermentation stopped, I add the sorbate/sulphite stabiliser and de-gassed the wine. This of course stirred up all the sediment. I then added kieselsol finings and stirred again. After 24 hours I added chitosan finings and stirred gently. That was last tuesday.
Today sunday, the wine is clearing from the top but when I pour from the tap, it is very silty and full of sediment.
How long should I wait before it clears? If it doesn't clear, what can I do to fix the problem?
Thanks
Niall