Beer or Wine Finings

[torvil]

Hello I need to use some finings to help clear a fruit juice Rose wine kit I have clouding away in a Demi jar, which has finished fermenting now.
My wife has taken my shopping list to the home brew shop and brought beer finings, is there a difference, and wil beer finings be suitable to use inthe wine?

 

[johnnyboy1965]

If its a kit, it should have all the necasarryrryssary (never quite learn that word) included

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Sorry, just re-read your post. Beer/wine fings will be fine, just make sure its de-gassed properly or the finings wont work

 

[johnnyboy1965]

First of all you need to add a stabilizer, this will stop it fermenting any further, then you need to de-gas, and then add finings.

 

[Mark1964]

use 1/2 teaspoon of potassium sorbate to kill off the yeast then half a campden when you re rack

 

[Gorty]

There are several really good ones on the market like 'Clear-it' and 'Kwik Clear' that clear mostly overnight, but leaving it a week will make it really crystal, it only needs 1ml of each so you do need a 1-2 ml syringe, local chemist maybe, (SWMBO works in a Docs' surgery, so I'm not too sure on that.)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

really good ones on the market like 'Clear-it' and 'Kwik Clear'

A word of warning, if you don't make a lot of wine don't get the "Clear it" as Gorty says it does a good job but it has to be binned a month after opening, KwiK Clear doesn't and that's the reason i have been using it for most of the time i have been wine making.

You can buy syringes at the chemist. :thumb:

 

[Gorty]

Thanks Chippy, I've been using 'Clear-it' for a while, but I was making wine regularly. Over Christmas I concentrated on drinking it rather than making it! I did wonder why this last batch hadn't cleared as quick as it used to.
A change to 'KwiK Clear' might be in order!

 

[bigbeefy]

just put an order on for the large up to 270 ltr of the kwik clear and only £5.50 posted im impressed with the price

got 7 gallons of wine waiting for it to clear

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Great price, do you have a link as i will be needing some shortly.

 

[bigbeefy]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281583291...49&var=580594718870&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

there you go the small pack is more expensive maybe they got the prices mixed up

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Thanks, looks like they have screwed up as you say the bigger one is cheaper. :lol:

 

[MrP]

Thanks, looks like they have screwed up as you say the bigger one is cheaper. :lol:

Just ordered a large one - there'll be six left now, so best to get in quick :)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Thanks, my local boots chemist has sold home brew stuff for ages and we have just found out they are now also selling kits, we have ordered a couple of WineBuddy Sav Blanc 30 bottle kits and Mrs Tea is going in tomorrow to find out if they can get a regular supply of KwiK Clear on the shelf, if its a no go i will get it off ebay.

 

[bigbeefy]

i didnt know boots still sold homebrew stuff

 

[Chippy_Tea]

DOH, i got the wrong one its a small chain of local chemists which apparently have sold HB stuff for many years, probably carried on when boots finished.

 

[bigbeefy]

ah so no boots the chemist

but a chemist called boots ?

im bloody confused maybe a drink will help lol

 

[Gorty]

"just put an order on for the large up to 270 ltr of the kwik clear and only £5.50 posted im impressed with the price"

Well the vendors have noticed their mistake, the price is now £4.35 + £2.50 P&P, £6.85 ... stil cheaper than some.

 

[bigbeefy]

ah well it was good while it lasted

 

[bigbeefy]

mines just arrived will try it this eve