Stabilizer, stabiliser, stabilisation or stabilization may refer to:
In winemaking, clarification and stabilization are the processes by which insoluble matter suspended in the wine is removed before bottling. This matter may include dead yeast cells (lees), bacteria, tartrates, proteins, pectins, various tannins and other phenolic compounds, as well as pieces of grape skin, pulp, stems and gums. Clarification and stabilization may involve fining, filtration, centrifugation, flotation, refrigeration, pasteurization, and/or barrel maturation and racking.
In wine tasting, a wine is considered "clear" when there are no visible particles suspended in the liquid and, especially in the case of white wines, when there is some degree of transparency. A wine with too much suspended matter will appear cloudy and dull, even if its aroma and flavor are unaffected; wines therefore generally undergo some kind of clarification.
Before fermentation, pectin-splitting enzymes and, for white wine, fining agents such as bentonite may be added to the must in order to promote the agglomeration and settling of colloids later. Pectins are structural molecules in the cell walls of fruits which have the important function of 'gumming' plant cells together. The pectin content of grapes increases steadily throughout ripening, reaching levels of about 1 g/l, although it varies by varietal and pre-fermentation handling processes. Large pectin molecules can affect the amount of juice yielded at pressing, ease of filtration and clarification, and extraction of tannins. Grapes contain natural pectolytic enzymes responsible for softening the grape berries during ripening, but these are not active under wine-making conditions (due to pH level, SO2, and alcohol.) Therefore, fungal pectolytic enzymes are often added to white must to break up pectins, decrease the viscosity of the juice, and speed up settling. In red musts, this increases color and tannin extraction.
All that I am, all that I could be
I don't understand how to live this life I'm living
I've opened my hands to see if I could bleed
So you crucify me just to see if you can hurt me
When I'm broken down and I've kissed the ground
Will you have the strength to carry me?
Carry me home
(Chorus)
Save me and blind me from all that I see
When I close my eyes
Save me and find me a reason to believe
So I can stabilize
I know that I'm not all that I should be
I can't understand why my wounds aren't healing
In the blink of an eye I'm losing my everything
So you crucify me just to see if you can hurt me
When I'm broken down and I've kissed the ground
Will you have the strength to carry me?
Carry me home
(Chorus)
Save me and blind me from all that I see
When I close my eyes
Save me and find me a reason to believe
So I can stabilize
(Bridge)
When I'm broken down and I've kissed the ground
Will you have the strength to carry me?
Carry me home
(Chorus)
Save me and blind me from all that I see
When I close my eyes
Save me and find me a reason to believe