Thanks Lum,

I was thinking about getting the Super Jet Buon Vino but noticed that
their "sterile" filter pads are .5 microns . I searched this newsgroup
and found another thread pertaining to this very subject. I guess .5
microns isn't "sterile" enough to inhibit MLF so I'm not sure what
good the Super Jet is over a plain $25 plastic cartridge filter. Do
you or anyone else out there have any suggestions , advice, experience
with a fairly inexpensive way of sterilizing 100 gallons of wine?
Should I just use sorbate instead? To explain the sitiuation exactly,
I have 100 gallons of eastern chardonnay that I'm about to add
bentonite to and cold stabilize. I'm looking to make the wine
semi-dry( more towards the semi than the dry ) and want to inhibite
MLF in the bottle. I am going to add sugar to the wine because it is
dry now. Should I just "rough" filter it and address the
re-fermentation and MLF in the bottle problem with sorbate and SO2?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

"Lum" > wrote in message >...
> "bob" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I guess this question is for Lum, will the set up he has documented in
> > his manual have the ability to sterile filter the wine with those $25
> > water filters?
> >
> >
> > Bob
>
> Hi Bob, the answer is no. Those $25 filter housing do not provide an
> adequate seal with the membrane filter cartridges.
> lum