First Time w/ Buon Vino Mini Jet

[kirbyclk]

Fedex delivered my mini jet today from midwestsupplies. I filtered 5 gallons of concord and was very happy with the results but i have a few questions if you don't mind answering.

1. It seems like the overflow tube put a lot of CO2 back into the wine. Do you guys usually degass again after you filter?

2. After filtering was finished, there were a few little white specks (for a lack of better terms) at the top of the carboy. I am hoping that this is just some of the filter pad that broke free but I am not sure.

Here is what I did, I soaked the filter pads in water for about 3-5 minutes then I "filtered" about a half gallon of water FIRST so that the wine didn't taste like paper. Then, I filtered the wine. Did I do something wrong?

 

[winemaker_3352]

I always degass before - filtering is my last step before bottling.

I never put the overflow back into the good wine - i will either put it in an overflow vessel or back into the wine to be filtered.

i also run 1 gallon of sulphite solution thru the pump - bypass the pads though.

I will sometimes find a few fibers from the pads - that is why i wait about a month after filtering before bottling.

I rack one last time - add k-meta in - and bottle.

 

[Tom]

Not sure what you mean "over flow tube".
The tube attached to the tray goes in a bottle. If you are talking about the tube thats attached to the filter pac then you dont have a good seal. Either tighten the 2 screws compressing the filters of push harder on the tube connections. I only get air in the very begining till the pads are free of air.

 

[Wade E]

I dont have or use this pump so cant help you much but I can say its not adding any C02 to your wine as thats impossible, it can be adding 02n though and thats not a good thing so make sure your not getting a leak at one of your hoses.

 

[mmadmikes1]

my guess is the wine still had co2 in it . Did you make a mess? I did first time I filtered wine

 

[millwright01]

I always put the overflow to the sink or a bottle. I always get less than one bottle. (perfect for sampling!!!!!) I only wet the filters, not soak them, and tighten them up as evenly as possible. If I remember right the two times I had a lot of overflow,#1 had the filter pads in backwards and #2 I plugged it from not racking off sediment first(had to wash walls after that one as it sprayed out!!). I do have to play around with the suction connection a bit at the beginning to ensure there are no leaks. Just some info from my experience that might help out.

 

[winemaker_3352]

Not sure what you mean "over flow tube".
The tube attached to the tray goes in a bottle. If you are talking about the tube thats attached to the filter pac then you dont have a good seal. Either tighten the 2 screws compressing the filters of push harder on the tube connections. I only get air in the very begining till the pads are free of air.

Yeah the tube that attaches to the drip tray.

 

[Tom]

Yeah the tube that attaches to the drip tray.

Well That wine is not filtered. So, you can do 2 things.
1 put it back in the unfiltered wine
2 drink it
I would not put that in the filtered wine

If you arr getting more than 1/4 bottle the filters need tightening or wine is not clear enough and the pads are full of sediment.

 

[xoltri]

I always just throw out that drip tray stuff. There's never a lot of it and it usually tastes watery anyway.

 

[winemaker_3352]

Well That wine is not filtered. So, you can do 2 things.
1 put it back in the unfiltered wine
2 drink it
I would not put that in the filtered wine

If you arr getting more than 1/4 bottle the filters need tightening or wine is not clear enough and the pads are full of sediment.

Yeah - i never put that into the good wine - and i usually don't get that much from the drip tray - maybe a glass or two.

 

[kirbyclk]

thanks for all of the replies. I think the white floaties were in fact from soaking the filter pads to long because last night filtered 3 more gallons and had 0 issues whatsoever.

I am glad you guys mentioned the drip tray tube going into a SEPARATE container because the illustration in the instruction manual show it going into the filtered wine.

 

[Tom]

Glad the problem is solved