Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits (FWK) Not Clearing - Need Ideas!

[winemaker81]

Does bentonite strip color as well?

For whites, it's not a problem. For reds, my understanding is that adding bentonite before fermentation doesn't affect color. Adding bentonite post-fermentation may strip color.

 

[Bmd2k1]

I use it in every wine I’ve ever made.
If you follow me on my threads you’d see for yourself it works without question.

When do u put it in?

 

[BPL]

And after a quick Google search it sounds like RO doesn't strip dissolved gases (O2, CO2) so that might be the one major difference between RO and distilled finished product

However, I would think that stirring the water/must (like during punch down) would reoxygenate it.

Distilled water exposed to air will re-oxygenate itself over time. Can't say how long it will take though. My guess would be a couple of days. The process of pouring, stirring and so forth in making wine, will accelerate the transfer of oxygen into the water. FWIW, I use RO water from Walmart filled in 1 gallon jugs. I do use distilled water to rinse my pH meter though.

 

[joeswine]

When do u put it in?

Always in the beginning, it starts the finding and aids in fermentation process

 

[sluff]

Any time I've run onto a clearing issue, I just gave it another does of Kieselsol/Chitosan and that took care of it.

This worked - it cleared beautifully!