Grape Press

[avidwinetaster]

I am in the process of searching for a press. I grow my own concords and would like to have a press large enough to handle 5 gal batches. Any ideas

 

[grapeman]

Give George a call. The following might be small enough for FEDEX, otherwise the larger ones need to be freighted.


http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdDetA.asp?PartNumber=5516


By the way, I see this is your first post. Welcome to the forum. A lot of friendly folks here and one or two that know what they are talking about!

Edited by: appleman

 

[Wade E]

Welcome avid. Please share your experiences. Glad to have you aboard.

 

[Waldo]

Welcome to the forum avid..........Glad to have you onboard

 

[NorthernWinos]

Welcome avid...


If you have or can get a copy of WINEMAKER MAGAZINE there is a story on a guy who made a homemade press out of 2 plastic buckets and some plumbing parts. I looked on their web page...but it didn't show it...maybe it will show it next month on their site.


http://winemakermag.com/

 

[grapeman]

NW here is a link to "The Other Site" where Peter Lynch has his post showing the press featured in WineMaker Magazine. I was going to just post the pictures, but we want to give credit where credit is due to be fair to all!


http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=8914&hl=


This should work for small batches.Edited by: appleman

 

[avidwinetaster]

Thank you for the quick responses. I AM a newbie to both posting to this forum as well as makin fine home made wines! I have gone through a couple of 5 gal batches of concords.Just bottled my first batch and just letting it sit and age.

I loved the process and tried to follow George's recipe and guidance. I am learning as I go. I inherited 5 vines of mature concord grapes with our recent home purchase. The previous owner made grape jam. I wanted to be more adventurous with the grapes. So here I am. Any help with other recipes for my grapes would be greatly appreciated. I harvest around 150lbs each season.

Avid

 

[PeterZ]

Avid, the last time I went through Georges warehouse he had a press that could handle about 10 - 15 gal. He said he was discontinuing stocking any press that big, because there is no demand in Dallas and freight was tough. Maybe he'll make you a deal so he doesn't have to move it to the new store and have it take up space. Call him.