Muscadine Final Racking (hopefully)

Been a month since the last racking.  The wine is super clear with some crystal looking sediment. Racked and filtered through a sanitized coffee filter. I adjusted the SG (sweetness) level of both gallons during the previous racking to different levels between the to gallons.  I took very small samples and like the difference in flavors between them.  One gallon I was adjusted to an SG of 1.012 and the other I adjusted to 1.006 and added 1/8tsp of Tannin.

The finished wine is a far cry from the completion of Primary fermentation.

If there is no sediment in next 2 weeks I will be bottling the wine to free up my carboys for wine to make more.

12/3/09:  Still dropping sediment.  Guess I better slow down and wait.  Just let nature takes its course and not try to rush it.

Cranberry Update

The bubbles were noticeably slower today. Checked the SG and it was at 1.012, with it starting at 1.110, puts the wine at. just over 13% abv with a semi sweet finished.   Racked, stabilized and degassed the wine. There was lot sediment left, but since I started 5 qts, I still have a gallon.

Tennessee Apple Clearing

It has bee a month since racking and stabilizing.  Wine has not cleared any since the second day from racking. There is almost no deposits in the jug.  Decided to add some Sparkolloid to try and clear it.  Mixed up a batch and stirred it in thoroughly.  Now I wait and see.

11/19/09: Placed jug in Refrigerator for cold stabilization and help to clear the Apple Wine. Wine appears to be stable but just not clearing, even after adding Sparkolloid.

12/8/09:  Not clearing yet.  Racked and added Bentonite.  Lets see what happens now
12/12/09: Looks like it is beginning to clear.