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cold filtering a kit....should I ?

Hi.....I'm at day 25 of a Vineco Legacy Cab.Sauv. kit.....time to add isocleer finings ...but I'd rather not add it or the sorbate .....with my fresh grape wines I have put them in my old fridge downstairs and they clear just great.....can I do this to a kit wine or is there a chance that tartaric acid will precipitate out and unbalance the wine?....sure would clear it nicely though....and I'll be leaving this wine to bulk age a bit longer before I bottle....Andy J.

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Andy j.
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Why not just let the wine bulk age and clarify on its own?

Tom S

BTW, you don't need the sorbate if the wine has gone dry.

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Tom S

You can let it clear on it's own. Just realize that it will take longer. Give it 9 mo's to a year. If it is dry and you are going to leave it that way, you do not need the sorbate. Just do not skip the sulfite.

Ray

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Ray

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