My "carboy twister"

[Rocky]

A couple of people have asked what the "carboy twister" is and how it works. I used to get a fine sediment on the sides of my carboys as the wine cleared. One solution suggested on this site was to slew the carboy back and forth to loosen the sediment and make it fall to the bottom. That worked well, but was somewhat difficult to do, particularly with large carboys. I purchased some lazy susan hardware and used two pieces of scrap wood to make the piece below. I am showing 1. the hardware, 2. the twister alone, 3. the twister with a 3 gallon carboy (but all sizes work) and 4. the underside of the twister with an access hole so that the hardware can be screwed to the second piece after attaching it to the first. It is easy to make and works by setting a carboy on top and slewing the twister one way then the other repeatedly until the sediment falls.

 

[olusteebus]

You, sir, are a genius.

 

[Dend78]

this product is now called the "Lazy Rocky"

 

[winemaker_3352]

Very nice invention!!

The only problem I can see is that you have to lift each carboy and place it on the turn style.

It still seems easier to just give a few quick turns to the carboy instead of lifting them and moving them.

 

[olusteebus]

put that on a rolling carboy dolly and you don't have to lift the carboy.

 

[Deezil]

Very nice invention!!

The only problem I can see is that you have to lift each carboy and place it on the turn style.

It still seems easier to just give a few quick turns to the carboy instead of lifting them and moving them.

Would work out alright if you had an "assembly line" of sorts... Only put the carboy on that for a few weeks, giving it a twist probably once a week until all the sediment was at the bottom.. Rack off & move another on-to it for a few weeks. rinse & repeat

 

[winemaker_3352]

Would work out alright if you had an "assembly line" of sorts... Only put the carboy on that for a few weeks, giving it a twist probably once a week until all the sediment was at the bottom.. Rack off & move another on-to it for a few weeks. rinse & repeat

Yeah - but twisted it seems much easier still. I know they are heavy put on a counter top they are not difficult to twist.. You can get those moving coaster that you put under entertainment centers to move across the room and put those under the carboy - they will twist really easy..

 

[Rocky]

I think a clarification on how I use this is needed here. I do not leave the carboy on the twister for any length of time. I usually let the wine clear almost completely when the sediment on the sides is more visible. I have the carboys on tables that are about 30" high. I just set the twister on the table next to the carboy, grasp the carboy in a "squat" position, stand up and move the carboy to the twister. I only need to twist if a few times. The wine stays in the same place and the glass moves causing the sediment to fall. Only need to do it once per carboy.