jamesngalveston
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Sediment concerns me.
I left a 1 gallon carboy just sit after fermentation..There was almost 1 1/2 of sediment in the bottom after only a few months.. That takes up valuable space in my thoughts.
1 1/2 inch of sediment x 360 degrees times one degree of 1 logarithm means I lost 2.4 cups of wine, almost 20 oz, from displacement.
1.5 x 360 x .01745 x liquid equal.
which means you have to top off...lots.
I have contracted a blow mold mfg to build an inverted bottle with air lock on top, a flow valve on bottom, with 3 screen filters, (replaceable) and a center weighted air tight drop tube to compensate for the loss of space due to sediment.
So what ever waste you toss... You add that volume of water to compensate for the waste.. Meaning...you dont have to top off. And the water never contacts the wine.
Just add water to the air tight center tube.
Any how...I am working on it. Will post results...
I left a 1 gallon carboy just sit after fermentation..There was almost 1 1/2 of sediment in the bottom after only a few months.. That takes up valuable space in my thoughts.
1 1/2 inch of sediment x 360 degrees times one degree of 1 logarithm means I lost 2.4 cups of wine, almost 20 oz, from displacement.
1.5 x 360 x .01745 x liquid equal.
which means you have to top off...lots.
I have contracted a blow mold mfg to build an inverted bottle with air lock on top, a flow valve on bottom, with 3 screen filters, (replaceable) and a center weighted air tight drop tube to compensate for the loss of space due to sediment.
So what ever waste you toss... You add that volume of water to compensate for the waste.. Meaning...you dont have to top off. And the water never contacts the wine.
Just add water to the air tight center tube.
Any how...I am working on it. Will post results...