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Wine Making - Using Bentonite to Clear Wine

Waymarker Bushcraft

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I've devised my own way to prepare and apply Bentonite slurry to home made wine for clearing. Forcing the mix through a sieve to get a nice consistent paste with no lumps.

TL:DR Timeline
01:17 Preparation/Requirements
02:31 Mixing
04:18 Sieving out the lumps
06:39 Result of first pass through sieve
08:18 Result of second pass
09:13 Slurry after 4 hours hydration
09:37 Mixing into some wine
10:36 Adding to demijohn and stirring in
13:07 The wine after three hours
13:28 The wine the next day
13:54 A week later

20 Comments

@ivelinivanov1310 5 years ago

Sir, this was a very helpful video, many thanks!

@satchice9102 3 years ago

I have a tub of Young's All Purpose Wine Yeast, and that actually includes some Bentonite clay powder along with the yeast, listed on the ingredients list. You only need 1 teaspoon (5ml) per gallon and you don't have to be as fussy with all the pushing it through a sieve business.

@Krawurxus 4 years ago (edited)

I use a kitchen mortar to turn into a very fine powder when it's still dry and then add it directly to water. If you have a magnetic lab stirrer this is made even easier - you can just let it run for a couple hours while the Bentonite hydrates.

@williampalacio9980 4 years ago

How beautiful ,,THATS just great happy new year 2022

@khadijahkhan2991 1 year ago

Thank for sharing i have some Bentonite ckay sealed over two years whic was sent to me by my brother never thought knew it can cleR wine , i do make homemade wine now i will try uding it ...thank you much .

@johnman559 1 year ago

Now there's a man who's proud of his garden and rightly so😂

@jimmyc7248 4 years ago

Next time Try soaking it in warm water, then stir it up into a smooth slurry. Easy!! 🍻

@CountCristo 2 years ago

Great video thanks a lot for sharing

@MeowVicious 5 years ago

That’s some clear wine! 😯

@karmaTrishul 3 years ago

bentone must be poured and stirred with wooden or plastic spoon. Not metal. Bentonite when comes in contact with water, it is negatively charges. Therefore people use sodium Bentonite to detox kidney and liver by drinking Bentanite solution

@Ednut19 4 years ago

Hi, If mixing bentonite, consider investing in a magnetic stirrer. They are inexpensive varieties online which you may find easy to use, effective, requiring less effort and creating no troublesome mess. @ Gerry, I dispose of the must (topped with warm water) in the outside drain or compost , especially if it includes oak chips/fining.

@Suriel-r2m 5 years ago

great video, but I think you over did the bentonite. Normally its like 2 teaspoon for 5 gallons.

@vigneshm2266 3 years ago

We have a 2500 Ltrs tank. How many gram or kg we go to put bentonite

@sugengkurnia2777 5 years ago

I have many bentonite

@johnman559 4 years ago

Sir. At 8.12, I believe your labrador slips on the kitchen floor.

@patriciocalzada757 5 years ago

Hi, I don't understand why you has passed the clay through the filter.

@GerryVaillancourt 5 years ago

Thank you for showing us how to do this. I will be trying it this week. How do you dispose of the bentonite? I have heard it can plug up a drain pretty good.