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bearhugger1972

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cloudy wine
« on: October 05, 2012, 21:31 »
I have just brewed two gallons of home made plum wine as an experiment,
Roughly 2 kg of unstoned plums, 2 kg sugar, 9 litres water, yeast, yeast nutrient was the rough recipe.
once fermentation had finished i racked off into another FV. Then add stabiliser then finnings. racked into bottles. the wine was still 'cloudy'. Should i have used pectolase at some point. The wine  tastes fine but is not as clear as i would like. any suggestions? Some of the plums were slightly bruised but not mouldy.
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Re: cloudy wine
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2012, 22:15 »
Yes.. I think you need the pectolase with plums.    From what I've read plum is very prone to cloudiness.  I used pectolase with my plum wine and it's cleared like crystal, and I used substantially more plums to the gallon.

For 1 gallon:
- 2.5kg frozen Marjory's Seedling plums
- 1.5kg sugar
- Water to 1 gallon
- 1tsp Pectic enzyme
- Yeast
- Nutrient

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SG6

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Re: cloudy wine
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2012, 20:45 »
As Alistair says Pectalose should have been added, when the plums went in. Pretty essential in plum wine as they are fairly high in pectin.

Cannot think what can be done now.

Found this that from reading seems to be saying that you can treat the wine with a Pectin Enzyme after fermentation. Wasn't aware of this however, always assumed that it went in with the fruit or during fermentation.

http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/problems.asp

Pectin Haze bit is half way down.

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thedadtony

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Re: cloudy wine
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2012, 20:37 »
That was interesting SG6, I had a cloudy Plum wine this year wish I'd had that advise then,as it is I just shut my eyes and drink, tastes fine. Hic!!!

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SG6

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Re: cloudy wine
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2012, 17:00 »
I have always presumed that the enzyme went in at fermentation and could not go afterwards, or was no use going in afterwards. Equally cannot think why it could not unless the enzyme is killed by the alcohol levels present.

If the alcohol level makes no real difference then I suppose the pectolase will do whatever it does to the pectin afterwards. Suppose it is a case of do it at the fermentation stage when everything else gets done and keep it simple.

Will have to remember it in case I get caught out. Always worth a try.



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