Sparkolloid anyone?

[cohenhouse77]

I saw the recipe for Skeeter pee and it calls for sparkolloid. This stuff seems neat but I am wondering why no one mentions it and why it doesn't appear in more recipes.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Many use sparkolloid and is great for clearing red wines. I use it for my whites and fruit wines too.

 

[saramc]

There is a wide variety of choices when it comes to fining. All a matter of personal choice as to if you want to use them. Personally, I have never had to add the sparkolloid to my Skeeter Pee, it always clears on its own. In fact, I do not add fining agents to wines in general. The exception is bentonite prefermentation with pear or peach. (and of course if provided in kits I follow the directions). But yes, sparkolloid is great stuff..so is isinglass and SuperKleer, especially if you run into something that simply will not clear with proper bulk aging.

 

[cohenhouse77]

That's wonderful. So no one has had an issue with the sparkalloid removing flavor or removing body or removing something from the wine that I am going to wish later was there?

 

[djrockinsteve]

If used correctly it will not hurt your wine, just clear it.

 

[Minnesotamaker]

The primary reason Sparkolloid was the fining agent of choice for my Skeeter Pee recipe is that it was designed to be a beverage made in MASS QUANTITIES at low cost. Sparkolloid does the trick very nicely, stores well, and it economical.