Stopping fermentation 240I've been reading this thread and decided to comment on a couple of points. First off, you shouldn't find sterile filtration to be that daunting. I've done it at home and...
It is true that cranberry throws a LOT of sediment. I know that Jack has commented on that and I have noted it as well. You will lose a lot more volume than with other wines. The first time I made it I followed his recipe for 6 gallops and ended up with 7.5 gallons when I moved it to secondary. I contacted him and he said that was because his recipe is designed to end up with a certain volume not start with it. After racking, sure enough I ended up with what he said. The good news is that cranberries are cheap so it is not so much of a loss.
Depending on the volume of your wine there are some things you can do to improve things. If you made only 1 gallon there is not much you can do. If you made 5 or more gallons, rack the clear top part off into 1 gallon jugs. Then move the cloudy stuff into 1 gallon jugs as well. There is no reason to leave the good clear wine in contact with a lot of cloudy stuff and the cloudy wine will give a greater yield if moved to smaller containers.
Ray
