Clearing Wine With Bentonite
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- čas přidán 25. 09. 2023
- Instead of reinventing the wheel, I'm trying to use research from wineries and apply it when I'm using bentonite at home. I'm very excited at the first test of how this worked.
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This is the best video I have seen so far on how to use Bentonite thank you for this
You're very welcome, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Thank you SO MUCH! I'm still new to the hobby also, and I was curious WHEN to add the bentonite clay. This helped a lot. Also, your demeanor is awesome. I think despite being new to the hobby, you know more than you think, but you don't have that air of elitism that a lot of the community seems to have.
You're very welcome, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! At times I feel like a total goofball talking to the camera like it's a friend I haven't seen in a while. It means a lot to me when people find the videos helpful, I know so little about this hobby but am really enjoying learning about it. Welcome here!
Thanks for the video!
I am also new to this hobby and I like your research based approach. Cheers
Welcome to the hobby and the channel, don't be shy to share your experience here! Cheers!
I use Chitosan and Kieselsol for wines or mead that won't clear naturally. Works like a charm, no mixing, no fuss, doesn't dilute the wine and ABV with water.
I've used them as well, I had a plum wine that dramatically changed color with Kieselsol and Chitosan, I'm presently researching cold crashing. I'll post a video when I answer my own questions.
This is exactly what I did, by trial and error. Thanks for confirming that I am not seeing things, as I am new to the hobby just like yourself. I have 2 hazy carboys, and the wine is still hazy, but 2nd fermentation has already finished. Added bentonite, nothing really changed, some say stirring it daily is the way to go, but this method you have presented is so much better!
I'm glad I could be of service, let me know how it turns out. I'm just going by the experts, white papers from wineries or studies have help me filter through the bad information.
Thanks for the video! I’m attempting to use bentonite to clarify sake. My first run in with bentonite was very thick and clumpy. Going to strain that out and give this a go!
I use hot water and a mason jar and shake every 10 or 15 minutes for an hour, makes a nicer slurry as well, there's a video on the channel about it.
Great advice and thank you! I liked and shared your channel! I will be trying this on a strawberry and banana wine I made.
I'm glad the video could be helpful, thanks for taking the time to comment and welcome to the channel!
Thanks simple and clear
I'm glad you enjoyed, thanks for taking the time to let me know.
That jar mixing idea is genius! I can never get it mixed very well with a fork. I am very new to wine and mead making as well and will be following along for more advice.
Glad you liked the idea of mixing the bentonite. I might be trying mead in the future, definitely curious about it, welcome to the channel! Don't hesitate to share your tips as well, I still have mountains to learn.
Yes me too have mountains to learn and a lot to spoil batches. Seriously, I do like your topic and how it was presented
@@rolandovaldez722 Thanks for the posttive feedback, welcome here!
2 hrs ago my friend who work at winery told me of this Bentonite might be able to help clear my cloudy pineapple wine. And now your video popped up. TQ this great video. 😂😂
I'm glad you like the video, you're very welcome, enjoy the wine!
I use a stick blender to mix my bentonite and water. Perfect result every time 👌
Good to know, thanks for taking the time to share!
@@QualityHomeWinemaking just about to bottle my plum and strawberry late summer brew. Christmas drinks sorted. Happy Christmas from the UK 🇬🇧
Very helpful. I use bentonite like you and I racked at 24 days then added Super Kleer. And in 4 days it was perfect and I could bottle. Big time saver to get bottled
I'm glad it worked well for you! Enjoy the wine!
So did you bottle after the 4 days? New to the hobby so I’m confused if you should let it sit for months or if you can bottle it as soon as it clears
I used super clear once and it works well but I kinda feel like I have to pass in the warning to everyone I want to give wine to. Do you react to shellfish? Well, maybe you shouldn't drink this. If it were just for me no problem but I will give away three bottles for every bottle I drink.
@@retireorbust I never considered that fact. Thank you
Glad to see your video, If thats my including fruits&powders, glutinous rice wine, and sorghum, to concoct the base for infusion. I used a straining bag, but there's still a lot of sediment. Do you think this method is suitable for my liquor?
I wish I could help but I'm new to wine making and have never made any other alcohol. I wish you luck with your learning journey.
Damn, cant believe all these years ive not been checking jars tops before shaking. This expains why all shit is going everywhere when i shake anything.
Ha ha ha I admit I had a moment.
Patients is a virtue.
I continue to learn this lesson daily.
Hey bro thank you for this. I too rushed the racking now I have tons of sediments to the bottom. I'll take your advice and leave it for the 3 months.
Taking the time to wait, wine making is teaching me patience, and it's paying off. I wish you much success, 🍻
@@QualityHomeWinemaking yes waiting truly requires patience. So I am using my other flavors to keep me occupied to see about to pass the time. Thank you bro, do enjoy the great flavors.
Ya this will be my new way of adding bentonite. Do you stir the bentonite in after the initial mix? I also use liquor clear it’s even better to finish with and be done in 30 days
I do stir it in well and only add when the carboy is almost full, seems to work the best.
Thank you for this video. I am new in brewing but more on rice wine. Am wondering if with bentonite help in clarifying my brew? I haven't tried any clarifying method. I just let it settle in the refrigeration, ie cold crash. I am worried if it will change its flavor if I add other chemicals.
You mus be reading my mind, I've been researching cold crashing and working on a way to do this. I hope to make a video about this in the future.
I tend to wait until the mead is almost done, when I'm thinking about bottling.
Then I can see how much it needs.
I usually wait at least one week.
My results are pretty good.
That's great you found your method, I think that's really important in this hobby. Enjoy your next glass, cheers!
Making some apple wine for the spring so I'm watching some wine videos. You really don't have to do all that, you can just dump the Bentonite in your carboy and shake it up pretty good A few times and you'll be fine.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I'll be trying that along with a few other things in my next batches. I still have many things to learn.
By experimenting diff methods to make a Bento solution , I found that leaving the powder in a cup of warm water for a couple of hrs will dissolve it completely.
Oh nice thanks for sharing your method. I'm sure it will help someone. Anything is better than the old fork and mash.
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It is easier to just use a small blender with hot water .You will have a slurry ready to use in a few minutes also you can add the bentonite before fermentation .
I haven't tried this but I'm thinking you are probably right, I'll have to check it out in the future.
Hey new subscriber!! Whats your ratio mixture of benotite to gallons? Thank you!!! Great vids
Welcome Here!
Once you add the Bentonite do not dilute the mis so much. Let it be a slurry a thick milk. Once you add it every day stir it for 3 days then let it sit and watch the difference. Then if you want the final rack as clear as anything you've ever made use Super-Kleer and wait 2 days to be amased.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Is that super kleer available in trinidad🇹🇹?
@@joshgokool5883 probably. But maybe not that brand. The two agents are Kiselsol and Chitan. One can buy them separately.
Thnx bro, ever use pectic enzyme?
I do, every time I use fruit.
Quick question did you happen to stir it any more after adding it to the wine
I do stir it in really well for around 5 minutes then leave it.
I take 1-1/2 cup from the Carboy, into my BLENDER add Bentonite and Blend on HIGH! It clears up in two days. try it?
Sounds like an idea I might need to try.
This was very helpful thank you have you ever thought about using pvpp?
Pvpp?
As a day 1'er whose only attempted Paw Paw's wine recipe once or twice and then didn't wait long enough and tore my stomach up
How long did you age the wine before going into this step with the Bentonite? Was It already done, and this was just performed to clean it after the fact, or is the yeast still active?
The yeast is still active, this is going right from primary to secondary. The research I found said that bentonite is more effective mid fermentation, so that is the strategy here.
@@QualityHomeWinemaking thank you
What about clearing beer with bentonite? Should work similarly?
I have never tried making beer and don't want to point you in the wrong direction, I honestly don't know. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
What about the water you added in the wine? Is not affecting the wine?
In this small quantity I don't think it will be a big deal, but I could be wrong.
What is the shelf life for bentonite Powder pl
The Powder I have is 2years in stock
It's clay, I can't imagine it expires ever.
I would rather say it will never expire, since it is made from...a natural rock, previously was in a form of vulcanic ash.
The bentonite you need to leave 6-8 hours after you mix. It will be jelly and do the work.
Thanks for sharing your experience, appreciate it.
Side effects for health ? Any ?
Depends on who you ask these days, I found this article www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325241 that might help you answer that question.
@@QualityHomeWinemaking "depends on who you ask these days..." - well said :) Books before 1990 and studies that say "FDA did not approve it yet" or "further study is still needed". It says more than we think :) Thank you for that http link. I will surely try it on myself and plants in my big garden - I have already bought 25kg of so called "bentonit flour".
amazing how we can use "clumping Kitty litter" to clear our brews. Kitty litter is just clumped bentonite clay. I wouldn't use the actually cat litter though. You never know how clean or pure it is.
I'm laughing here, my mind went to the same place after I found that out. But agreed I doubt the purity is the same.
pls tell me how make wine sweet. thx
Simple syrup 2 parts water to 1 part sugar heat, heat slowly on the stove until it's clear, let it cool and add it to the wine after it's been stabilized, then sweeten to taste.
You can sweeten after the yeast reach their cap, after you stabilize, after pasteurization…or use a non-fermentable sugar. Otherwise, you are simply step-feeding, and restarting a fermentation.
You can sweeten with anything you want to. Cane sugar, raw sugar, molasses, brown sugar, honey, agave nectar, maple syrup…literally anything sweet.
Bro, the color of your eyes are different from each other?!!!!!!!!
Very few people notice, or only a few say something. You know what's funny about it, about once a year the green one will turn blue for a day, I have no idea what does it, but when you happen to travel on that day and the customs guy notices it.... it's very inconvenient.
@@QualityHomeWinemaking Really Bro ?!, ☺ !!
just noticed this guy has two different color eyes
You're not wrong.
Cat litter is cheap source of bentonite
Not food grade
The word you were looking for in the beginning of the video is dissolve
Sometimes that little red light and speaking to a camera still helps me to draw a blank.... usually I catch it in the edit, sometimes I miss it.
Is it possible to mix it with the wine mixture instead of water,thanks.
I think that's the better way to do it.