Crud at the bottom?

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Morning all -

Just mixed up a WInExpert kit (my first go at wine). Feeling slightly guilty, as I left it for almost 10months after receiving the kit as a present last year. Hope that won't have done it any harm.

So I've put in:

• 30g of bentonite dissolved in 2L of hot water (pretty hard to 'dissolve') with 1/4 of a Camden tablet
• 15 L of juice (plus the sediment rinsed out of the bag)
• topped up to 23L with 6L of cool tap water
• 2 packets of dried yeast (marked 'K1-V1116' and 'EC-1118')

1.085 on the refractometer which seems about right.
I'm just wondering what is this layer at the bottom of the FV?

 

[Stevieboy]

It's the Bentonite slurry. Aids clarification.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

It's the Bentonite slurry. Aids clarification.

Ok thanks mate :-) So far as I could tell, the Bentonite dissolves about as well as cat litter…

 

[Stevieboy]

Ok thanks mate :-) So far as I could tell, the Bentonite dissolves about as well as cat litter…

I was dubious the first time I used it - but I can assure you it works!

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I was dubious the first time I used it - but I can assure you it works!

Thanks - anyhow, it's bubbling away like a good 'un now which is hopeful :-)