DATA SHEET
FLASHGUM R
STABILISATION
Instant-dissolving gum Arabic, Seyal Acacia
OENOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
FLASHGUM R is a gum arabic in powder form. It comes from the Seyal Acacia.
These 100 % natural polysaccharides reduce instringence and increase the feeling of volume and fullness in the
mouth.
FLASHGUM R is also used as protective colloid to stabilise phenol compounds.
Its effects are immediate and lasting.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
1. For wine that is to be filtered (filtration greater than 0.65 µm), FLASHGUM R should be added to the wine 72 hours
before filtration and spread evenly.
2. FLASHGUM R may be added directly during bottling.
In all cases, it should be spread evenly across the whole volume of wine.
It dissolves instantly in wine. A 20 % solution may be prepared in wine or water.
3. Wines to be laid down, having spent time in the barrel:
FLASHGUM R should be added in the vat and spread evenly before casking.
DOSE RATE
• 10 to 30 g/hL.
Gum arabic does not have a legal dosage limit.
NB : these doses are given for guidance only.
A laboratory test should be carried out beforehand to calculate the most appropriate dose.
PACKAGING AND STORAGE
• In 1 kg,5 kg, 25 kg bags
Keep in dry, well-ventilated premises, free from odours, at a temperature lower than 25 °C.
Institut Œnologique de Champagne
ZI de Mardeuil - Allée de Cumières
BP 25 - 51201 EPERNAY Cedex France
Tél +33 (0)3 26 51 96 00
Fax +33 (0)3 26 51 02 20
www.ioc.eu.com
The information contained in this document is that which
we dispose of to the best of our knowledge at this time.
Users are still obliged to take their own precautions and
carry out their own trials. All current regulations must be
scrupulously observed.
VERSION 26-03-13/A
The optimum date for using FLASHGUM R in its original packaging is shown on the label.