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Best Bottle Filler - Filter system

I plan on bottling 40-50gals of wine each year. I usually let them age, and clear.

I am interested in a bottle filler pump type system. I have seen the Buon Vino table top type and the Enolmatic vacuum type.

I would like to also add the filtration option for my White wines. maybe 10 gal per year.

Any suggestions on brands? Any make their filter setup? Or should this be purchased with the filler?

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Pete
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Pete, I have the enolmatic counter pressure bottle filler and I have been quite happy with it. It fills a bottle in 7 seconds or so depending on what vacuum level you adjust it to, and if you are pulling up hill or through a filter. I didn't buy their filter system, but made my own instead. If you are using just the enolmatic then you take a 10" filter cartridge housing such as you would buy at the plumbing store, and buy cartridge filters designed for wine. I use a clear style as I prefer to see what is going on. You also need to look out for the purge valve buttons on top of these especially when using a vacuum as it will draw air through it. Another benefit is that you can take this whole cartridge setup and put it in front of a transfer pump for your filtration as well. To see what I mean go to

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and look under filters (also where I buy my filter cartridges). I use a procon pump hooked up to a 1/4 hp "carbonator" motor. Works great for transferring or for pushing through a filter. You can tell when the filter is starting to "blind" or plug up when your fill time starts to increase with the Enolmatic. If using a pressure style pump then install a pressure gauge to monitor this. I'm considering going to a dual filter cartridge setup to limit handling this year, but haven't got that far yet. I only question the economics of this if you are only going to do 10 gallons or so. You may want to consider the Mini Jet. HTH John Dixon

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J Dixon

I might only filter 10 gal or so of white. I will be bottling 50gal total. So I think the filler is a good idea.

I just want the filtering option for the future.

Reply to
Pete

I rack my wine into a corney keg then I push the wine thru a sediment house filter with CO2. I have a bottle filler on the other side of the filter that controlls the flow of wine into the bottles. I can get filter cartriges for $1.32 each in 5 or 1 micron ratings. The filter setup cost me about $30 and it works great.

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Mike

Mike,

Would you mind sharing a web page or address for your source of filters and equipment? Thanks.

Robert

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Robert Perkins

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