[Growwine] Isinglass gone wrong

Tue Nov 20 13:56:27 EST 2007

Try adding a touch of tartaric acid to lower pH. I think isinglass is prepared with a small addition of this acid when you swell it prior to adding to the wine.

Gilles

---- Original Message ----
From: Paul Bulas <pabls at yahoo.com>
To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
Sent: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 1:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Isinglass gone wrong

Yup, always do.? The reds I made have all dropped clear, but had slightly higher acid, leading me to believe that the Niagaras might be on the high side pH wise.

----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Lloyd <jiml5 at nexicom.net>
To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 1:08:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Isinglass gone wrong

Did you treat with Pectic Enzyme before fermenting ?

?

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Paul Bulas 

To: Growwine 

Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:30 AM

Subject: [Growwine] Isinglass gone wrong

Recently I used isinglass to clear my dry Niagara, but it seems the isinglass was bad because it took a long time to fall to the bottom and now the wine is cloudier than before - really weird.? Maybe my Niagara is high-pH, though I don't have equipment to measure that - I only go by colour, and Niagara should be picked before they lose their pale green colour or the pH will likely be high based on what I've been told.? Short of filtration, what other finings might work in such a case?

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