Recently bought a pump

I recently bought myself a pump to use for my winemaking and brewing. It's mainly because I'm lazy and I'm sick of doing the siphoning thing. ;-) You can also use filters in it, and while I don't know if I'll use that option, I'm curious about when you should do it. Is it a safe bet to think that I probably wouldn't want to use any filters when moving from primary to secondary? I know that there's some necessary fermentation that still takes place in the secondary, and I was worried that I might filter out some of the yeast if I use one this early in the process.

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Joe
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You are correct about needing to keep the yeast cells when transferring from primary to secondary fermentation. Filtering them out at that time will likely cause the fermentation to stick.

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gene

Joe:

I don't know anything about your pump and it's optional filter. However, with some filter setups, if you are filtering wine that is not fairly clear, the filter medium will clog up and cause problems.

Steve

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Steve

Joe,

What pump did you buy? I'm considering doing the same. The darn 15 gallon demijohns get heavy.

Andie Z

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Andiez

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