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Paul E. Lehmann Paul E. Lehmann is offline
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Default Welches White Grape Raspberry Wine

Doug wrote:

> Dick
> You could certainly scale the pectic enzyme
> up to 5 tsp for 5
> gallons - it wouldn't hurt anything. On the
> other hand, since enzymes are not "used up" in
> the chemical reactions they encourage, you could
> get by with just one tsp. But it would probably
> take longer to break
> down the pectins. If you are adding the pectic
> enzyme during the initial fermentation, the
> timing should not matter much - the enzymes will
> have weeks to work, which I would think should
> be plenty.
>
> Doug


Pectic enzymes come in liquid form or powder form.
The dosage amounts is not the same. This is
something to keep in mind. If in doubt, follow
the manufactures suggestions.