Filtering heavy sediment

[x_diver]

I have a wine that has a lot of sediment. It's probably the bottom 4-5 inches of a 5 gallon carboy. I racked the clear juice off the top into another container. The remaining sediment seems to have a lot of juice left in it and I don't want to toss it. I tried pouring it through a cheese cloth but almost no liquid came through since the sediment seemed to just clog it up. I have an all-in-one pump and was thinking about buying a filter - like a BUON Vino Pre Screen Filter for Mini Jet Filter. But with this much sediment, I'm afraid that it'll just clog that up too. Ideas?

 

[Ajmassa]

It will definitely clog up the filter. Cool trick is to just dump it all into a small container and put in the fridge for a day or 2. It will separate nicely allowing you to easily siphon off the liquid or even pour it right out.

 

[wpt-me]

I pore the lees into a jar(s) and put into fridge to settle out then pull the clear juice off the top. Use as a taster or topping off your batch.

Bill

 

[Scooter68]

Cold Fridge does the job like a champ. And the cold stalls/stops fermenting and any possible spoilage -within reason.

 

[jvbutter]

What's the rush, why not just let it settle out more before racking... time and gravity is your friend. IF you really need to rack, then as said, save it in a jar in the fridge to settle out more. If its cold enough out side, then just put outside in a cold dark location. our night temps are dropping to low 40's so we have a outside fridge

 

[Scooter68]

What's the rush, why not just let it settle out more before racking... time and gravity is your friend. IF you really need to rack, then as said, save it in a jar in the fridge to settle out more. If its cold enough out side, then just put outside in a cold dark location. our night temps are dropping to low 40's so we have a outside fridge

Believe the OP wants to consolidate all the wine in one container if possible. That's a reasonable idea. Get rid of the sediment and move on with the aging. Leaving lees/sediment in a carboy is not always a great idea.

 

[x_diver]

Thanks everyone.

 

[winemaker81]

Add bentonite and put in the fridge, preferably in a tall, thin bottle. [or use whatever container you have]