Filtering Problem

Rikki · Mar 29, 2015

Hi All,

I have bought a wine filter kit to put a bit of a polish to my finished country wines, but the problem is it takes ages for the wine to pass through the filter and the pads seem to clog up very quickly, the wine had two rackings and was fairly clear before filtering. Is there anything I can do to speed things up or can anyone suggest a different filter system.

Many Thanks

tonyhibbett · Mar 29, 2015

It's best to use wine finings first and generally speaking, the pads are really only designed to process a single gallon.

MrP · Mar 29, 2015

tonyhibbett said:
It's best to use wine finings first and generally speaking, the pads are really only designed to process a single gallon.

If you get in quick - Wilko have got Harris Crystalbrite filters for Â£3.00 per pack. Think it's a pricing error or they are selling old stock.

See my post at: http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=52499

Just thought it worth mentioning...

stopsign · Mar 29, 2015

Rikki said:
Hi All,

the wine had two rackings and was fairly clear before filtering. Is there anything I can do to speed things up or can anyone suggest a different filter system.

Hi Rikki,

I use my filter for 5 gallon brews only, you have to make sure your wine is clear, not fairly clear, even at clear you will be surprised at what the filter takes out of it.

Bill

tonyhibbett · Mar 30, 2015

Great tip about Wilco price for filter pads. I don't use them often due to the high cost and then only for white wine with stubborn hazes which fining has failed to clear. In fact I no longer even use finings for red wines because it strips out tannin and red wine clears quite rapidly on it's own anyway.

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