What are opinions on this product? I make about 9 kits per year, and have
never filtered before (although I think some of the kits, particularly ones
made with a grape pack could have used filtering).

Do most kit maker filter, or just rack/rerack etc.

I've never needed to filter a kit, but my whites, made from grapes often need
filtering. The only problem that I've found with this filter is that the
"sterile" sized filter...I think it's their #3 pad, really isn't sterile.
Otherwise, it's dependable and priced right.

Lee

"LG1111" > wrote in message
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> The only problem that I've found with this filter is that the
> "sterile" sized filter...I think it's their #3 pad, really isn't sterile.

It's really a misnomer to call it a sterile pad. At approximately 0.5
micron _nominal_ it's a pretty tight polish pad, but to do sterile
filtration you need a 0.45 micron _absolute_ membrane (or tighter). I've
only seen those in cartridge form - usually 10" or 20". They're pretty
expensive, but if you run the wine through a tight pad filter first that'll
catch nearly everything and the cartridge will take care of what little is
left. Used that way and stored properly between uses the membrane will last
a _long_ time before it finally loads up.

BTW, a sterile filtered wine really sparkles in the light!

Tom S

Tom S ) wrote:

>"LG1111" > wrote in message
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>> The only problem that I've found with this filter is that the
>> "sterile" sized filter...I think it's their #3 pad, really isn't sterile.

>It's really a misnomer to call it a sterile pad. At approximately 0.5
>micron _nominal_ it's a pretty tight polish pad, but to do sterile
>filtration you need a 0.45 micron _absolute_ membrane (or tighter). I've
>only seen those in cartridge form - usually 10" or 20". They're pretty
>expensive, but if you run the wine through a tight pad filter first that'll
>catch nearly everything and the cartridge will take care of what little is
>left. Used that way and stored properly between uses the membrane will last
>a _long_ time before it finally loads up.

>BTW, a sterile filtered wine really sparkles in the light!

>Tom S


Okay, so what DOES happen to an improperly stored membrane filter?
Does stuff grow on the dirty side, thereby clogging it?


Dave
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Dave Breeden

"David C Breeden" > wrote in message
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> Okay, so what DOES happen to an improperly stored membrane filter?
> Does stuff grow on the dirty side, thereby clogging it?

Mold will grow all_over_ it, rendering it funky and requiring you to throw
it away and spend $$$ to replace it before you next need it.

Wash it gently with hot water and put it away in a sealed bottle immersed in
dilute SO2 solution until you need it again.

Tom S

Tom S ) wrote:

>"David C Breeden" > wrote in message
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>> Okay, so what DOES happen to an improperly stored membrane filter?
>> Does stuff grow on the dirty side, thereby clogging it?

>Mold will grow all_over_ it, rendering it funky and requiring you to throw
>it away and spend $$$ to replace it before you next need it.

>Wash it gently with hot water and put it away in a sealed bottle immersed in
>dilute SO2 solution until you need it again.

>Tom S

Now, now, don't leap to conclusions! :-)

I wasn't suggested that I HAD improperly stored a membrane filter.
I was only wondering what would happen if I did.

Thanks!!

Dave
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Dave Breeden

One can really open a "can of worms" concerning the virtues or value of
filtering. Suffice it to say that I own one of these Buon Vino Mini Jet
Wine Filters and when I use it, it does a great job. It's a good product
for the money and the price is what I consider reasonable. If you ever
enter a competition in the local fair or whatever, you might find that
clarity is a little more important.

Cheers !

"Rory Vinson" > wrote in message
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> If you ever
> enter a competition in the local fair or whatever, you might find that
> clarity is a little more important.

Ain't it the truth! That also applies to commercial wines, but I expect the
pros to do a proper job of clarification and stabilization prior to
bottling.

Unfortunately, that's not always the case. I mercilessly return expensive
bottles that are cloudy because they've been bottled unfined and unfiltered
by some tie-dyed, boutique-wannabe hippie who thinks it's cool and groovy to
peddle barrel samples of half-assed, unfinished wines, and charge big bucks
for them to boot! >8^[

But don't get me started...

Tom S