Potassium sorbate caused cloudy wine ?

This happened to me and a few other people, and I'm sad to say I didn't find a quick solution to the problem. I can tell you that if you plan on bulk aging for 6 months or more, you're in luck, this stuff will fall down. But it won't be fast.And KC finings didn't help. I'm guessing, just like I did, you want to bottle soon. No can do. I use potassium meta powder now, instead of campden tablets, for just this reason.

Here's my old post:

Not good news... This happened to a couple of wines I made. Filtration is the only solution I found.

Later, A. J.

Thanks guys - looks like a long wait may be needed.

Hi Dave,

You can attempt to fine it with gelatin and pectin enzyme. This may help clear a cloudy wine.

I take ½ tsp of gelatin and ½ tsp of pectin enzyme. Mix them in about a cup of the wine or mead that I have drawn off the batch. Put the wine or mead in the fridge, or a basement, or some other cold place for a couple of days. This may help clear a cloudy mead or wine.

There are some other fining agents you can purchase from a brew supply store that will help clear a cloudy wine or mead if these do not work. The other ones are more difficult to work with.

roland