Buon Vino Auto Bottle Filler

[Wade E]

Who ever, when ever!!!!!

 

[grapeman]

Who ever, when ever!!!!!

Ya hear that Gang? Everybody to Wade's House for Midnight on Christmas Eve for a BIG BASH. We will send the Greyhounds to bring you to and From. How's that sound Wade???????

 

[Runningwolf]

YAA HOOO!! I'm in!

 

[Wade E]

What ever! You might have to wake me up but the wife is a vampire and stays up all night.

 

[Scott B]

Alright I am in,only 1600 miles from Tyler, TX to Middlebury, Ct.
I may be a little late for the get together.
So go ahead and start before I get there.

 

[PeterZ]

Scott,


Can you stop in Memphis and pick me up? I'll share driving duties.

 

[Scott B]

Peter,
Not a problem.

See you soon.

 

[Wade E]

See you then and you better not back out now!!!!!!!!! I have you scheduled for around 11:00pm give or take a little.

 

[Scott B]

IT WORKED!!! YEA!!!!!

BOTTLED A WE WHITE ZIN THIS AFTERNOON.


IT FILLED THE BOTTLES SO FAST I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CORK A BOTTLEAS IT WAS FILLING.


HAY, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BUTTON TO POST PHOTOS? I HAVE PICTURES I WOULD LIKE TO POST.


ANYONE KNOW WAY THE PHOTO UPLOADING BUTTON DOES NOT APPEAR ABOVE THE MESSAGE BOX?

 

[grapeman]

Use the full reply button, not the quick post button. It is next to the quote button.

 

[Scott B]

Thank you Richard!


Here are the pictures.

 

[Runningwolf]

Looks pretty awesome there Scott.

 

[admiral]

Way to go Scott! Looks great!

 

[grapeman]

Good job Scott. The pictures should make the process clearer for everybody to envision the basic setup. I never think to snap pictures while bottling until I am done. I see you didn't get a lot of overflow either- maybe a cup or so. They all came out pretty darned close to the same level. Did you need to play a lot with adjustments first?

 

[Scott B]

I got lucky and only had to adjust a little bit. I got to practice and fine tune it while cleaning it. It took about 3 gal. of fluid to get it right.

One thing I did learn was at first, if you get the over flow line to long it would not work. When I reduced the length to what you see in the phots it worked fine. That may only apply to my setup.

 

[Waldo]

 

[vscottcolorado]

Scott...
Is the gal./1/2 gal jug your overflow/canister? Also I see what looks like stainless fittings coming out of the bung, where did you pick those up?

 

[Scott B]

Scott,
It is a One Gal jug.


The fittings come with the Vac. Pump. Notice the first two photos show the jar that came with the pump is missing the bung and fittings. I drilled holes in a smaller bung and put the pipes in it.

 

[vscottcolorado]

The pump I bought this week is missing the canister and no fittings. I know I can buy replacement canisters but I do like the idea of the glass jug. What size tubing are you using? Do you know the dia of the fittings coming out of the bung?

 

[Wade E]

It looks like you actually extended your return hose. I wonder if that would help some people or not, maybe be shorter causes a not enough restriction problem for some preventing theirs from shutting off because its hooked up to a pump.