Comments on: A Simple Mead Recipe: Fining with bentonite http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/ Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Washington Winemaker » Blog Archive » Making Mead: The controversy over boiling http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/#comment-50 Washington Winemaker » Blog Archive » Making Mead: The controversy over boiling Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:43:43 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/#comment-50 [...] yeast, nutrient, and acid) will not clear on their own to my satisfaction. I’ve written about fining with bentonite, and that’s one way to clear your mead. Another is to boil the honey water mixture. I have [...] […] yeast, nutrient, and acid) will not clear on their own to my satisfaction. I’ve written about fining with bentonite, and that’s one way to clear your mead. Another is to boil the honey water mixture. I have […]

]]> By: admin http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/#comment-43 admin Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:48:10 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/#comment-43 Hi Eric, I've had the same experience when I ferment with fruit, and, like you, I think it's the tannin thats doing the clearing. Boiling the honey-water mixture also works. It used to be pretty routine, but has become controversial in recent years. I may write about that in the future. Erroll Hi Eric,

I’ve had the same experience when I ferment with fruit, and, like you, I think it’s the tannin thats doing the clearing.

Boiling the honey-water mixture also works. It used to be pretty routine, but has become controversial in recent years. I may write about that in the future.

Erroll

]]> By: Eric http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/#comment-42 Eric Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:28:39 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/05/27/a-simple-mead-recipe-fining-with-bentonite/#comment-42 I've never used bentonite. I will admit to a batch that never clarified (even after a year). As long as I ferment with sort of fruit, with skin, the batches always clarify. I believe the tannins in the fruit skins do the same as the clay. They attract the particles and help them sink to the bottom. -Eric I’ve never used bentonite. I will admit to a batch that never clarified (even after a year).

As long as I ferment with sort of fruit, with skin, the batches always clarify.

I believe the tannins in the fruit skins do the same as the clay. They attract the particles and help them sink to the bottom.

-Eric

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