wine filter

I have a buon vino maxi-jet I will sell for $200.00. Used 3 years. I just bought an Enomatic bottle filler with inline filters.

Tim

Buon Vino makes two excellent filters for home wine makers. Depending on the quantity you have to filter, you could use either the Mini Jet or the larger Super Jet.

Ross.

It really depends on how much wine you make and how much of that you want to filter. I only filter white wines and not all of them.

If you are talking an occasional 5 gallon batch the Buon Vino MiniJet out of Canada is a pretty economical option. If a lot more than that, a cartridge filter/ wine pump asssembly would make more sense. Most wine supply houses rent filters, you may want to rent one before purchasing to see what you are getting into.

I have the Minijet; it works, but the pump is gutless. That said, it does the job and is reasonably inexpensive. A good cartridge system will run about 2 to 4 times the cost of a minijet but does quite a bit more wine per pass, several hundred gallons are not uncommon. If you are doing a whole lot of wine, a plate and frame/DE filter is what a commercial winery would probably use.

As to whether it's worth it to own a filter, I really don't think I need one. I have it and use it once in a while, but in hindsight renting it may make more sense, at least until you are sure it's something you need. I fine most wines, so they are pretty clean before they are filtered.

Hope that helps. Regards. Joe

I. haven't filtered any wine in over 12 years and have only had a "lees" problem in one 23 litre batch -- and that was my fault. That being said, I rarely fine either. In time, gravity ( not Specific ) takes care of my wine clearing needs but then all my wines spend a minimum of 9 months bulk aging in 23 litre glass carboys under fermentation locks, (some for as long as 2 years). This also helps with degassing needs as well.

If you really need one occasionally I would suggest hiring one but patience is an extremely good filter.