Filtering Wine

[earl]

What do I need to get for an entry level filtering system?


I am looking at spending the least amount ofmoney possible.


Reason being I opened a bottle of Cherry wine a friend of mine had and it was cloudy. I am definately not a cloudy wine guy. Also looking at the other pictorial using the Mini-jet(?) the wine looked brilliant.


Any suggestions?


earl

 

[Steve]

For an entry level and least expensive, I would suggest the Vinbrite gravity filter. My father hasboth the Vinbriteand the Mini-Jet and loves them both.


Vinbrite: 39.99 from George


http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdDetA.asp?PartNumber=5292


I have the Mini-Jet and it works great, but the price tag is a bit steeper...


Mini-Jet: 164.99 from George


http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdDetA.asp?PartNumber=5270


Martina uses the Vinbrite... She has a "pictorial how to" using the Vinbrite posted:


[url]http://www.finevinewines.com/wiz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9 29&PN=1[/url]

 

[bilbo-in-maine]

Earl - if you stick with making kits, chances are you won't really need to
filter at all, especially if you are willing to let your carboys stand several
extra weeks after stabilizing and fining and final racking. Your wine
shouldn't be cloudy by then, as you saw in the Mini-Jet pictorial. At best
you'll get some polish to the look. Filtering may be more help with scratch
wines you make.

Bill