Using sparkaloid ... ?

[Twintrades]

I boiled the sparkaloid powder in 1 cup of sugar. And then poured it in the carboy full of skeeter pee 2 days ago. Now when i shine a light in the Pee i see fluffy chunks floating in there.

Its getting clearer is that how the sparkaloid works ? Will it collect the stray partials in the water and when they get heavy enuf it will sink ?

First time using it so let me know if im good or not. Thanks

 

[GrandpasFootsteps]

Sparkalloid takes about 2 weeks to settle, and that "settle" isn't a very compact settle. It's a common concern when using Sparkalloid. It clears great, but the sediment is "fluffy". I've read that if you use sparkalloid combined with bentonite, it make compact the sediment. I haven't tried it. I've used Sparkalloid maybe 10-12 times and it is always exactly as you described it. I have 3 batches that I've been carboy aging for about 2 months now since using Sparkalloid. The sediment is at the bottom now, but not as compact as one of the kit I have aging also. The kit uses the isinglass / kieselsol.

 

[Twintrades]

OK well its getting way clearer ! Cant wait to try it when its done ! I still have some fluffys in there but there not as many and the bottom deffinatly has a layer of crud now. I guess ill just have to handle carefully when its done so i dont stir anything back up.

 

[dangerdave]

I boiled the sparkaloid powder in 1 cup of sugar.

Um, excuse me! Sugar? :< I hope that was a typo!

Sparkolloid has always worked great at clearing my wines. You do have to be careful with the lees so as not to stir them up. I am yet to try the bentonite/sparkolloid combination (I have both on hand).

I simmer my sparkolloid (1 tbs) in one cup of water for about 30 minutes, adding more water if needed. I purchased a simple hot-plate for my wine room just for this purpose. It simmers while I degas.

 

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[Twintrades]

Haha Yea that was a typo ! I meant water. lol Its looking even better today still little floaties but i bet by tomorrow ittle be clear ! Do i have to wait for a whole week before i bottle or when i dont see any floties at all could i bottle ?

 

[hvac36]

The longer you wait the clearer it will become, done rush it

 

[Twintrades]

Yea i know but when its clear-clear Could i bottle it ? Or do i have to wait the week like instructions say ?? I dont want to have any off flavors due to the sparkaliod.

 

[dangerdave]

Are you gonna backsweeten? If you do, it will need time to clear after that. Paitence was the hardest lesson I had to learn in winemaking. Man, I wanted to get my wine into bottles so bad! I made several mistakes that way. My wife always whined, but I make her wait, now. She has learned, too. Now she leaves the wining to me!

 

[Twintrades]

Yea im going to back sweeten. Planning on spiting a 5 gall batch into 5 diff flavors. Just to taste the rainbow. One gallon ill leave alone Im starting a new batch tonight. Just to take up the slack lol.

 

[dangerdave]

If I wasn't working tonight, I'd be drinking some!!! I wonder if the fire chief would frown on just one glass with my dinner. One?! Oh, that would never work!

 

[Twintrades]

Yea dave i hear ya im on my second "Sample" (Its getting larger btw)