soapy taste after filtering

[zosa]

I have been using the number 1 course filters exclusively. Smell and taste the soaking water first. No problems the past couple of batches.

JJF

 

[Rice_Guy]

Well the soapy note got me on an apple wine using a #3 pad,

Good answer @KumaLisa46 .
I have not purchased pads which have this issue. Perfume is aggressive so smell the aroma, ,, and if you are still concerned ask the wife to check. (gals in the lab always could do better than me on aromas)

This is interesting. The aromatics are a nice apple > front notes are are OK sweet > at 15 seconds not a good acid note > at 20 seconds in the mouth and I am picking up soapy. This isn't a perfume like note, sort of artificial long glom onto the taste buds. Interesting.

Has anyone found a fix? Bentonite? PVPP?

 

[Hazelemere]

Well the soapy note got me on an apple wine using a #3 pad,

This is interesting. The aromatics are a nice apple > front notes are are OK sweet > at 15 seconds not a good acid note > at 20 seconds in the mouth and I am picking up soapy. This isn't a perfume like note, sort of artificial long glom onto the taste buds. Interesting.

Has anyone found a fix? Bentonite? PVPP?

Run any acid in water through your filter before you filter your wine. The acid pulls off chemicals in the pads that give you the soapy taste. You can't fix it IMHO.

 

[BarrelMonkey]

I've never used this kind of filter so I'm probably not the best source of advice but... how did you condition/prepare the filter? Based on my experience with other kinds of filter I would rinse thoroughly in water (ie pump water through), then leave to sit in tartaric/KMBS then rinse in water again before using.

 

[Rice_Guy]

I prepped the pads and all tubing by pumping citric acid metabisulphite sanitizer first. I was suspicious smelling the sanitizer but followed my plan ;(