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jema
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 4:09 pm Post subject: Filtering wine
Was wondering if anyone does this? I was thinking about it, for clarity and reduced risk a refermentation but think I would want either a serious bit of electric filter kit at £150 or so, or I was thinking I might have a bash at making my own.

Blacksmith

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 4:46 pm Post subject:
I use a Harris filter, bit slow but effective. Do you have a design ? Or is it just a pump withan inline filter ? Dave

jema
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 5:07 pm Post subject:

Blacksmith wrote:

I use a Harris filter, bit slow but effective.
Do you have a design ? Or is it just a pump withan inline filter ?
Dave

First I have to find what pumps I can buy. Been looking at ebay and have not found inspiration yet.... this is early minutes into thinking aobut this

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 5:51 pm Post subject:
What sort of pump are you after? Machine Mart do a range from a little over £10 for one that attaches to a drill, to several hunderd for a petrol one - which should just be up the job of processing all your wines. I would think it would need to be food grade but I cannot find any details about that other than 'ideal for domestic uses.'

jema
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 6:01 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

What sort of pump are you after? Machine Mart do a range from a little over £10 for one that attaches to a drill, to several hunderd for a petrol one - which should just be up the job of processing all your wines.

I would think it would need to be food grade but I cannot find any details about that other than 'ideal for domestic uses.'

I have seen those little one on ebay, somewhat cheaper.

Food grade as you say is a big issue. So far I am not finding much to make me think diy is a great solution here

sean
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 7:11 pm Post subject:
From a wine point of view it strips out complexity and reduces ageing potential though. And if you're not entering competitions does it matter if not every bottle is starbright?

jema
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 05 7:20 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

From a wine point of view it strips out complexity and reduces ageing potential though. And if you're not entering competitions does it matter if not every bottle is starbright?

I agree about the downside, it is less about making them starbright and more about speeding the process up a bit, and frankly the idea of making things like a diy filter system apeals.

cab

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 05 7:51 pm Post subject:
I've never used a filter, but I picked an old Boots kit up in Oxfam for three quid recently. Doesn't have a pump, it works by siphoning and gravity I think. When I use it, I'll let you guys know how it went. To be honest, I can live with wine being a tiny bit cloudy.

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