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Pumps for home winemakers
I need a pump for racking my wine out of the barrel. I bought one a few
years ago that did not work very well (and then broke). I was wondering what other people are using, and how much they paid. Any advice appreciated. Oliver |
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"Oliver King-Smith" > wrote in message ... > Tom S wrote: > > "Oliver King-Smith" > wrote in message > > ... > > > >>I need a pump for racking my wine out of the barrel. I bought one a few > >>years ago that did not work very well (and then broke). I was wondering > >>what other people are using, and how much they paid. > > > > > > For racking from barrel I use inert gas pressure. You need a two-hole > > rubber stopper that fits the bunghole tightly. The racking cane goes into > > one of the holes. To drain the barrel you slide the cane to the appropriate > > depth in the barrel, connect a hose leading to the receiving vessel to the > > outside end of the cane, and apply gas (nitrogen or argon) pressure to the > > other hole in the bung. Voila! No pumps, no aeration of the wine - in fact > > this is the gentlest way there is to move wine around. > > That's a neat idea. Do you buy or rent the gas cylinder? Is your > stopper just a silcone bung type with 2 holes? I bought the gas cylinder and regulator. (Actually, I have both argon and nitrogen cylinders. Nitrogen is much cheaper.) > Also for pump usuage what are you using? At home I have a Jabsco flexible impeller pump and an Amtek peristaltic pump. I use the peristaltic for pumping wine containing D.E. because that's too abrasive for the Jabsco. At the commercial winery I've been using a 1½ inch air powered diaphragm pump. Those are really sweet! They're self primimg, don't care about running dry or at stall, and are quite gentle on the wine. Tom S |
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Tom S wrote:
> > I bought the gas cylinder and regulator. (Actually, I have both argon and > nitrogen cylinders. Nitrogen is much cheaper.) > What size cylinder do you recommend. Some of the regulators look similar to type I use on the my kegging system. I don't think the controll is good enough to say I am getting 3PSI. Do you recommend a particular regulator. > > At home I have a Jabsco flexible impeller pump and an Amtek peristaltic > pump. I use the peristaltic for pumping wine containing D.E. because that's > too abrasive for the Jabsco. It looks like for a good food grade pump you need to spend around $500. Is this a reasonable assumption? |
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"Oliver King-Smith" > wrote in message ... > Tom S wrote: > > > > I bought the gas cylinder and regulator. (Actually, I have both argon and > > nitrogen cylinders. Nitrogen is much cheaper.) > > > > What size cylinder do you recommend. I use a short one that's the second one down from the full size (~220 liter). It's a couple feet tall, about 5 inches in diameter, and light enough that I can one-hand it by the neck. Some of the regulators look > similar to type I use on the my kegging system. Those are made for CO2 I believe. That won't work. Airco makes one that has 2 gauges and a needle valve on the low pressure side. They aren't cheap, but you might be able to find a used one on e-Bay - and you'll only need to buy it _once_. > It looks like for a good food grade pump you need to spend around $500. > Is this a reasonable assumption? You should be able to find something reasonable for less than that, but it depends on the flow rate you need - and that depends on the volume you're moving. Tom S |
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Tom,
Would you be willing to share some specifics on this pump? Is it 1 1/2 TC or 1 1/2 hose ID? Also, does it work for must? Thanks, Charlie >"Tom S" > wrote > <snip> > At the commercial winery I've been using a 1½ inch air powered diaphragm > pump. Those are really sweet! They're self primimg, don't care about > running dry or at stall, and are quite gentle on the wine. > > Tom S |
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"PCW" > wrote in message om... > Tom, > > Would you be willing to share some specifics on this pump? Is it 1 > 1/2 TC or 1 1/2 hose ID? Also, does it work for must? The fittings are 1½" Tri-Clover. It would not be suitable for must. I don't know who makes it, but they are made of injection molded plastic and cost ~$500. Tom S |
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On 8/29/2004 2:21 AM, Oliver King-Smith wrote:
> I need a pump for racking my wine out of the barrel. I bought one a few > years ago that did not work very well (and then broke). I was wondering > what other people are using, and how much they paid. > > Any advice appreciated. > > Oliver > I use the Liverani EP Junior http://www.liverani.com/frame/fra.prod2.htm Works great, don't remember how much I paid for it. Steve |
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