How long do you usually wait? Is there a reason not to immediately bottle
after filtering? Is there a benefit of further de-gassing after filtering? Is
this passive, or do you stir?

Lee

"LG1111" > wrote in message
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> How long do you usually wait? Is there a reason not to immediately bottle
> after filtering? Is there a benefit of further de-gassing after
filtering? Is
> this passive, or do you stir?

I recently bottled almost 400 cases of Chardonnay straight from the filter
(0.45µ absolute). It shocked the wine somewhat, but it recovered after a
couple of months.

I've done this before (although not as many bottles), so I knew what to
expect.

Tom S

I wait until I have time to get all the bottles clean and go back and bottle
it....usually a few weeks

Sean


"LG1111" > wrote in message
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> How long do you usually wait? Is there a reason not to immediately bottle
> after filtering? Is there a benefit of further de-gassing after
filtering? Is
> this passive, or do you stir?
>
> Lee

I usually wait a couple weeks. For reds I usually use a coarse filter and there
always seems to be some additional fall out after filtering.
For whites I don't usually filter as I fine with isinglass all the time, and
sometimes even precede it with bentonite filtering. However, I use a .4 micron
filter on whites where I have retained some residual sugar, usually
Gewurztraminer or Pinot Blanc. In this case, I see no problem going right from
filter to bottle.

Bob B.