AlFulchino
Winemaker of 30+ years
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2008
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i wanted to raise an issue about Flex tanks because someyrs ago we spoke of it on this forum and a gentleman reader here who reads but doesnt post much emailed me not long after speaking about these tanks. The issue we discussed ( and this could be important to others) was the closure and is it reliable....i am very very happy w my tanks and have more than one style and more than one generation of tanks....and that is the rub....the first tanks sold in the US were of Australian origin in terms of patent and origin ( i have just learned this) and over the past yr i witnessed one closure on one tank w the OLD style closure ( not the new clamp type which i love)begin to fail and it caused a reduction on one wine...it is a new wine that i had not planned (bummer) but it still resulted in a new and very nice wine...just not the wine i planned....ok so i am fortunate, but this is not something i want to risk and certainly glad it was a red versus a white wine.
i contacted John Smeaton and he explained the closure issue being a first generation issue and there was a work around....i am waiting to have that workaround sent to me...will write when i learn more
i contacted John Smeaton and he explained the closure issue being a first generation issue and there was a work around....i am waiting to have that workaround sent to me...will write when i learn more