"LG1111" > wrote in message
...
> For 3 years, I was a fan of the Buon Vino mini-filter. It's realiable,
and
> easy. But as I got into winemaking more, the fact that the tightest
minijet
> filter pad still won't filter out yeast became a problem. For not much
more
> money, you can get a cartridge style filter system from Presque Isle, and
it's
> far more versatile.

At your level you should do what commercial wineries do, except on a smaller
scale.

Pad filtration first, followed by a membrane cartridge filter is the way to
go. The idea is to absorb most of the particle load in cheap, pad filters,
thereby extending the useful life span of the expensive membrane filters.

Tom S