Has anyone tried this?

[trolo]

Hello all
I bought some used Carboys off of tis older gent and he was telling me that he kegs his wine with nitrogen instead of bottling. Has anyone done this ? And how hard is it to do?
Sorry if this was asked before.
Thanks

 

[JohnT]

the problem is that you can not see your wine.. you have no idea how clear you wine is..

 

[CGish]

the problem is that you can not see your wine.. you have no idea how clear you wine is..

If the wine was clear and ready to bottle, would it make any difference?

I think this method would work for wines like Dragon Blood and Welch's (I know, your favorite!) that are quick drinking styles. I wouldn't use it for something I wanted to age.

 

[Dhaynes]

Tim Vandergrift wrote a couple of articles for Winemaker Magazine on this topic. Here are the links.
http://winemakermag.com/1408-wine-on-tap

http://winemakermag.com/blogs/tapped-out

 

[danr]

Thanks,trolo,for starting this thread.A friend of mine uses a co2 setup that basicly replaces the volume when he draws cider from 15 gallon barrels(low pressure)I was curious about the nitrogen angle-thanks to Dhanes for the links.