Rinsing wine filter pads

[VWyatt]

hello everyone ! how much water should i run through my filter pads on my wine filter befroe i start filtering my wine?

 

[Rocky]

A gallon will do nicely. Here is a like to some free videos on filtering that you may want to watch.

http://www.finevinewines.com/120308_round4/Page5_fix/wine_page_5F.html

 

[winemaker_3352]

Welcome aboard!!!

I like to run 2 gallons of warm water with a tablespoon of citric acid in it.

 

[VWyatt]

Thanks

Thanks Everyone

 

[PeterH]

winemaker_3352 - Why the citric acid? just curious.

thanks Peter

 

[cpfan]

VWyatt:

Which wine filter do you have?

I have been running 1 gallon (or a bit more) through a Mini Jet. For a Super Jet I have used 6 US gallons (5 Imperial gallons). That's my interpretation of the instructions. BTW, the SJ pads are larger than MJ pads, and I think that is one erason for using more rinse water.

Steve

 

[PeterH]

I have a super jet as well and run about 5 gal of water.

Cheers
Peter

 

[winemaker_3352]

winemaker_3352 - Why the citric acid? just curious.

thanks Peter

If the pads have undesirable materials absorbed into them - the citric acid will remove them.

 

[PeterH]

Thanks winemaker_3352 I did not know that. Great tip.

 

[VWyatt]

Citric acid eh ?

thanks Winemaker !!

will running citric acid through the filters affect the wine at all?

 

[winemaker_3352]

thanks Winemaker !!

will running citric acid through the filters affect the wine at all?

No - just make sure that when you start filtering your wine - you run about 500ml thru first before you start running it into your carboy.

That will get all the citric solution out - you should see a color change as well - then just insert it into the carboy.

 

[VWyatt]

great tips

thanks for the tips

 

[JohnT]

For a SJ, Try this..

Instead of running water through the filter, I presoak the filter pads. Dip em into a bucket of water until they stop fizzing, then add to the filter assembly. I also measured that the 3 filter pads absorb exactly 500ml of water so I tend to dump the first 720ml of wine comming through the filter.

johnT.