Merlot Fining

We decided to fine the Merlot with some egg whites to try and reduce the bitter tannins.  We stirred 2 egg-whites into the 30G barrel and will let it sit for 7-14 days and see how it changes. We left a 5G carboy alone, which we can use to compare the taste, which will be very interesting!    We will want to bottle or rack the merlot in 2 weeks so it doesn't sit on the sediment.

 

For reference, we used 2 farm-fresh eggs (2oz egg whites) and 4oz of a salt water solution  (1/2 tsp salt in 1C water).