Filtering wine

garyfentiman

Hi just starting to have a go at wine and was wondering about filtering, Do the boxed kits need filtering and what is the best way ?

HBO_Staff

Filtering will improve the wine and help to clear it, many wine ingredients come with finings to clear them, and the instructions say when to add them, but if you wanted to pass through a filter which people often do with more expensive ingredients, then this improves the results. The MK3 Harris filter is popular;

http://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/filtering-c61/harris-mk3-wine-filter-kit-p637

garyfentiman

Do i need to filter the wine buddy 7 day kit ?

HBO_Staff

Most people don't filter them, the manufacturers instructions have the step by step guide and includes using finings to clear the wine which are included with the ingredients, so it is not usually necessary, but filters can be used with any wines to help make them even clearer