Recent content by sipnwine

I'd like to do a small backyard vineyard in beaverton oregon, not to far from Ponzi vineyards. It's a bit cooler here then in Yamhill or the Carlton area where much of the pinot is grown. The soil is a sandy loam from a ancient lake bed and is very deep. The water table is at 19 feet. I'd...

A centrifuge works well to. More breweries are starting to use them so they can get more beer out of a tank. The guys that make bio oil have posted lots of videos because they need to separate and filter much the same as we do and offer instructions on how to construct one. I was able to...

, After racking i strip the wine using tanked co2 and a small air stone . Then use a small air conditioner compressor to create a vacuum with the wine at room temp about 68 degrees.. It's a bit of a DIY approach but it works well. if you have access to some of these items its worth your time.