Monday, December 2, 2013

Fining Agents For Homemade Wine Making

Fining during wine making is the stage at which clarification takes place. Great wine should be very clear, and without any suspended particles. Most wine makers take great pains to ensure their wine is as clear and particle-free as possible. Fining may also be done to improve the wine's stability or to reduce bitter flavors or off aromas.The addition of fining agents can take place at different stages wine making. Most of the time fining is done right after the fermentation process. This is done to speed up the process of dead yeasts cells falling out of the wine, and to reduce the particles suspended in the wine.At times, finings are also added a week or so before bottling. This will put a final polish on your wine, and can alter the wine's color or aroma slightly.Over the years, various substances have been used in an effort to try to clarify wine. Some of the more well-known ones are ox blood, gelatin made from the hooves of horses, some types of seaweed, clay, and egg whites.One of the most commonly used fining agents these days is called Bentonite. It is used as a general purpose wine clarifier and is very effective in getting dead yeast cells to drop out of the wine. Bentonite can also reduce the harshness of a wine's aroma. It's a type of clay from Wyoming that has a negative electrical charge associated with it. When mixed with your wine it swells a great deal and attracts positively charged particles in your wine. When the matter gets heavy enough it drops to the bottom of your fermenting vessel, and the wine can be safely racked away from the "finings". Bentonite will come with complete instructions for its use, but basically you will hydrate the clay in warm water before adding it to your wine.Another popular fining agent is Isinglass. This is not used the same way as Bentonite, but is rather used at the end of your wine's aging process or even right before bottling, to add a final polish to an already clear wine. Isinglass is a thick liquid that needs to be mixed thoroughly into your wine.Fining is an important part of the wine making process. Done right, it can enhance the appearance, stability and aroma and flavor of your wine.

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