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Never tried them, instead I got my own little Chem Lab setup...some beakers, tubes and Chems. I'm testing with the oxidation aeration method, wastes almost an ounce of wine each test but it's accurate.

Ive re-jigged my wine schedule for the kits I have coming in, up until may 2020. It pushes the super Tuscan back to about 10 months (bottle in April). I have some 16l kits (without skins) that are aging as well that I also didn’t use clearing agents for, I’ll be forced to bottle those at the 6...

Hmm well in my experience the coarse pads don't remove anything that wouldn't otherwise drop out in 3 months...clearing agents or not. They seem to let alot through. Great for bits of skin, seeds ect...but there is not much of that in kit wine anyways.

That's interesting, I haven't found the course pads to do much of anything really, the wine came out clear because they were clear before from fining agents Random thought though, for those you bulk aging for up to a year...are you racking every three months up to the one year mark?, are you...

Sorry that's what I meant, extending a 3 month racking interval to 6 months, even though there is a bit of sediment on the bottom. I just don't want any off tastes to develop. I've already racked three times in less than a 6 month period.

Ouch that sucks, do you degas with a whip? Do you use bentonite? Even though I skip the fining agents I still use bentonite as I find it helps compact the yeast and saves more wine. I guess I'm a bit paranoid of bulk aging, I should not be though as I'm testing for sulfites and realistically...

Yeah, I surprised there was a dusting of sediment on the shoulder of my nebbiolo batch. I don't think there is enough to effect the taste, maybe 1/8th tsp in each bottle. Funny thing is, I'm the only one that noticed it, even when pouring it's mostly stuck to the side of the bottle or small...

I'll try to push it as far as I can I guess...I only have 10 carboys at the moment. Once I'm ready I'll use #2 filter pads and see what happens. Based on everything I read #2 pads should not strip the wine, I feel better about it as opposed to chitosin and kliesesol if I had to pick one. Can I...

Is 6 months without fining agents really enough time to bottle without filtering?

Interesting article, I'm privy to vandergrift...he is pretty knowledgable. So I guess in a nutshell what I gather from all the info you guys provided and this article is 6 months with no clearing agents than filter with a #2 pad. Longer than 6 months is ideal though. My super Tuscan has been...

Well the ones that threw a bit of a sediment, I used clearing agents but only 1/4 each of chitosin and kliesesol of what they provided. Both were bottled around three months because I needed the carboys. I bottled two higher end kits with the same reduced clearing method roughly 5-6 months...

Are the #2 filter pads suitable for use? I’m attempting to bottle some of my first batches without clearing agents sand I want to ensure there is no sediment in the bottle. I usually use #3 pads with the buon vino mini jet for reds, however they don’t seem to do very much at all, they still let...

Not sure what was said above but I use it for all my equipment that requires contact. I’ve been using it for years with no issues. Just make sure to wait at least 30 seconds for the magic to happen.

Right so the general consensus is that reds should use a #2 filter pad on the buon vino? I’m asking because I had wine throw a bit of sediment in the bottle after bulk aging three months using reduced clearing agents. Basically I used 1/4 of the clearing agents that were called for. Wine is...

So 6 months is generally not enough? I do filter with the course filter pads but I don’t think it’s fine enough. Would the medium filter pads for the buon vino do the trick? I guess my biggest concern with the medium pads is they may strip colour and flavour from the wine...I typically only use...

Lately I’ve been bulk aging longer and skipping clearing agents on red. How do I know when it’s ready to bottle and done throwing sediment? I have a super Tuscan that has been bulk aging for 6 months without clearing Agents, except for bentonite in primary and tannin complex during aging. How do...

I made two kits roughly around the same age, however instead I used 1/4 of the clearing agents they provide, I also have a few kits just coming over 6 months that I haven’t used any clearing agents at all. My issue is the past two kits where I used little clearing agents...basically a 1/4 of...

I'm testing with the standard indicator solution, however instead of using 25% phosphoric acid I'm using 2% w/v sulfumic acid crystals in tap water. At any rate when I run my test for 15 minutes with the pump on, the sulphite levels are lower than expected. Once I titrate the indicator solution...

i used 4g sulphites at clearing as per the kit than accidentally added another 4g 3 months later. I should mention my NaOH froze a little bit in the fridge. Would this affect it? I shook it really well to remix the small ice chunk after waiting for it to melt. I think another issue is all the...

I setup my lab which is basically the same as the morewine MT140. At any rate im having issues with accurate results, basically lower than expected sulphites. I think the main issue is that im using a wine theif to draw up the wine and transfer it to a glass, from the glass i measure out 20ML...