I've got a plate filter here that I used to use occasionally for beer. I was thinking about filtering a batch of white wine. Any thoughts? Just looking before leaping, as they say.
You will want 0.45um (aka EK) pad filters to make a sweet wine. The 5um filter will not remove yeast since they range from 1-3um in size. The 1um filter pads will remove most (but not all of the yeast), while the 0.45um "sterile" pad will remove all the yeast and even bacteria. Be sure to sweeten and sorbate (200ppm legal limit but may want to go to 250 for non-commericial batches) before you filter. That way your wine should have nothing in it that can grow when you are done.
Cheers!
You will want 0.45um (aka EK) pad filters to make a sweet wine. The 5um filter will not remove yeast since they range from 1-3um in size. The 1um filter pads will remove most (but not all of the yeast), while the 0.45um "sterile" pad will remove all the yeast and even bacteria. Be sure to sweeten and sorbate (200ppm legal limit but may want to go to 250 for non-commericial batches) before you filter. That way your wine should have nothing in it that can grow when you are done.
Cheers!
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