How do you stir the lees or stir in bentonite on in a floating lid
tank without exposing the wine to too much oxygen? Do I need to use
gas like Tom S. suggested or would sufficient leveles of sulfite
suffice? According to Margalit's Winery Handbook he says acetelhyde
can form even if the sulfite levels are high in white wine when
exposed to oxygen. Anyone here have ant experience in making white
wine in floating lid tanks?



TIA,


Bob

I bought a Magnetic Stirrer which stirs a conainer via magnetic coupling and
spinning magnetic stir-bar inside the container. I have some 2003 Viognier
where I've prevented ML and has been stirring Sur Lie for the past 2 months
continuously with no opening of the carboy. If you can manage to get a
magnetic stirrer to work with your setup, you can eliminate the oxidation
worry, just keep reduction in mind!

CHEERS!

Aaron

"bob" > wrote in message
om...
> How do you stir the lees or stir in bentonite on in a floating lid
> tank without exposing the wine to too much oxygen? Do I need to use
> gas like Tom S. suggested or would sufficient leveles of sulfite
> suffice? According to Margalit's Winery Handbook he says acetelhyde
> can form even if the sulfite levels are high in white wine when
> exposed to oxygen. Anyone here have ant experience in making white
> wine in floating lid tanks?
>
>
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Bob

"Aaron Puhala" > wrote in message
...
> I bought a Magnetic Stirrer which stirs a conainer via magnetic coupling
and
> spinning magnetic stir-bar inside the container.

You fool! Don't you realize the magnetic field will cause premature aging of
your wine? ;-)

Brian

Used large-platform magnetic stirrer - $25
Large teflon coated stir-bar, surpluss - $3
.....
Realizing you prematurely aged your wine via induced dipole-dipole
paramagnetic excitation....... PRICELESS!


CHEERS ! ;~ }


"Brian Lundeen" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Aaron Puhala" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I bought a Magnetic Stirrer which stirs a conainer via magnetic coupling
> and
> > spinning magnetic stir-bar inside the container.
>
> You fool! Don't you realize the magnetic field will cause premature aging
of
> your wine? ;-)
>
> Brian
>
>

"Brian Lundeen" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Aaron Puhala" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I bought a Magnetic Stirrer which stirs a conainer via magnetic coupling
> and
> > spinning magnetic stir-bar inside the container.
>
> You fool! Don't you realize the magnetic field will cause premature aging
of
> your wine? ;-)
>
> Brian
>

The stainless steel ions should negate any negative magnetic aging effects.


Joe

Joe Ae wrote:

>
> The stainless steel ions should negate any negative magnetic aging effects.
>
>
> Joe
>
>
Hmmm... "negate the negative"... Lesssee, a double negative...
Does that mean that there's a _positive_ effect from this? ;-)
Oh, I get it. Now we need something to fine out the positive ions?

;-) Mike MTM