I considering getting my own cider press (someday, anyway). So what
keeps acetobacter (vinegar) from invading the cider press while it's in
storage? I know you would only store it clean, but it seems to me that
acetobacter would eventually impregnate the wood anyway...

Cathy Weeks

Whats stopping acetobacter from infecting your utensils, carboys, other
equipment and even the wine itself?

the press is laquered so the slats are not as porous as raw wood, even
so, you want to clean it right after use. you will not have any
problems.

As with all wine you just need to keep a fully topped up secondary adn
you will not have any problems.


Cathy Weeks wrote:
> I considering getting my own cider press (someday, anyway). So what
> keeps acetobacter (vinegar) from invading the cider press while it's in
> storage? I know you would only store it clean, but it seems to me that
> acetobacter would eventually impregnate the wood anyway...
>
> Cathy Weeks

In a commercial operation we never had any problem.
Wash slats with fresh water and allow to dry. If you want to go a bit
further soak in water at 80 C for about half hour.
Aceto bacter is very sensitive to sulphur dioxide so a dilute citric
acid bisulphite mix at a couple of hundred ppm SO2 will work.
Hot water treatment is best as you also get rid of wild yeast which is
a far greater problem.
Bob M
www.molab.co.nz

Droopy wrote:
> Whats stopping acetobacter from infecting your utensils, carboys, other
> equipment and even the wine itself?
>
> the press is laquered so the slats are not as porous as raw wood, even
> so, you want to clean it right after use. you will not have any
> problems.
>
> As with all wine you just need to keep a fully topped up secondary adn
> you will not have any problems.
>
>
> Cathy Weeks wrote:
> > I considering getting my own cider press (someday, anyway). So what
> > keeps acetobacter (vinegar) from invading the cider press while it's in
> > storage? I know you would only store it clean, but it seems to me that
> > acetobacter would eventually impregnate the wood anyway...
> >
> > Cathy Weeks