Lost colour and cloudy after stabilizer

[flatline-uk]

Hi all, it's been a while since I've been on the forum. Haven't really brewed anything for a couple of years.
This year I've got a batch of gooseberry wine on the go. It's all gone well, it's fermented out fully, looked lovely and clear and was a nice pink colour.
Last week i racked off and added stabilizer. It went cloudy and the pink colour has almost completely gone.
It's been a week. Shall I just add some finings and hope it clears and the colour comes back?

 

[flatline-uk]

Hi all, it's been a while since I've been on the forum. Haven't really brewed anything for a couple of years.
This year I've got a batch of gooseberry wine on the go. It's all gone well, it's fermented out fully, looked lovely and clear and was a nice pink colour.
Last week i racked off and added stabilizer. It went cloudy and the pink colour has almost completely gone.
It's been a week. Shall I just add some finings and hope it clears and the colour comes back?

Anyone?

 

[jof]

@the baron is normally a good source of information about country wines

 

[The Baron]

Read this it may help.
What was the Fg when you added the stabiliser and what did you use.
https://homebrewingbasics.com/why-your-wine-is-cloudy-and-how-to-fix-it/

 

[flatline-uk]

I believe the fg was at 0.980 and just use youngs stabilizer.

The top half has cleared now. Bottom half still very cloudy. Doesn't look like the colour is coming back though

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The top half has cleared now. Bottom half still very cloudy. Doesn't look like the colour is coming back though

How did you degas it?

 

[flatline-uk]

How did you degas it?

I just did the ol' shakey shakey

 

[Chippy_Tea]

That may be the problem, if you don't get the CO2 out it traps small particles of sediment it will clear on its own given time (months) but if you are going to make wine regularly and you want it to clear fast buy or make a degassing wand, have a look at this thread -

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/how-to-degas-wine-with-a-home-made-degassing-wand.48971/

 

[flatline-uk]

That may be the problem, if you don't get the CO2 out it traps small particles of sediment it will clear on its own given time (months) but if you are going to make wine regularly and you want it to clear fast buy or make a degassing wand, have a look at this thread -

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/how-to-degas-wine-with-a-home-made-degassing-wand.48971/

Ah OK, sounds like a plan. Thanks

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Keep us posted.