"bob" > wrote in message
om...
> 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

Sterile bottling involves more than just putting wine through a tight
filter. Bottles, corks, corker, etc must all be sterile.

We use the following technique to make an off-dry wine at the winery every
year:
(1) Add frozen juice (or sugar) and potassium sorbate to the wine.
(2) Adjust the molecular SO2 to 0.8 milligrams per liter.
(3) Remove as much yeast as possible with a tight pad filtration.
(4) Observe the wine for several weeks to be sure it is stable before
bottling.

Good luck
Lum,
Del Mar, California, USA