Stephen,
I believe you should learn how to make your wines clear without
filtering before even considering buying a filter setup. I filter some
wines, but not others depending on my approach, and what I feel like doing
that day. As Tom S pointed out- filtering a cloudy wine with a home
filtering setup is not only difficult, but gets to be expensive in a hurry.
Consider that a basic .45 micron nominal cartridge filter costs around $35.
you can see how expensive it can get. I usually get around 200 gallons
through one of these filters, but the wine looks like it is ready to bottle
before I put it through the filter. HTH
John Dixon
"Tom S" > wrote in message
...
> Most people who have no experience with filtration think it can easily
> separate clear liquid from murky gunk. It's not that easy. For a
> filtration to proceed smoothly, the liquid you're filtering needs to look
> like it doesn't really need filtration, otherwise it will quickly blind
the
> filter and you'll have a big mess on your hands.
>
> To get to the point where filtration is viable, a combination of time and
> possibly some fining agent(s) are necessary. By then, you may decide the
> wine doesn't really need filtration, or if it does you may decide to
commit
> the several hundred dollars that a decent filtration setup will cost you.
>
> Alternatively, you could rent one from a homebrew shop to see if you like
> it.
>
> Tom S
>
> "Stephen" > wrote in message
> news:R_kpb.89887$Fm2.75967@attbi_s04...
> > 5 gallon at a time 50 bucks and up is alot for now. Im just starting
and
> > want to make sure its something I want to do all the time before putting
> the
> > big bucks to it.
> > "Tom S" > wrote in message
> > news
> > >
> > > "Stephen" > wrote in message
> > > news9epb.87747$Tr4.225968@attbi_s03...
> > > > Does anyone have plans for a home made wine filter that wont cost
alot
> > to
> > > > build?
> > >
> > > How much is "not a lot"? Also, what kind of volume are you planning
to
> > put
> > > through it?
> > >
> > > Tom S
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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