apache_brew
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Disclaimer: First post in the winemaking section and haven't made any wine myself, strictly beer. So I'm not aware of the various stages or procedures that take place between crushing grapes/buying juice and pouring a glass of wine.
What sort of applications would be ideal for using kegs? (either sanke or corny). I have a bunch of kegs from beer making, and would like to utilize them to dabble with winemaking. My mom makes wine every year (about 30 gallons) from the grapes on her property (red, white, rose), but she really doesn't know what she's doing. I'd like to eliminate all her glass carboys for safety, and set up a system where she can use stainless kegs as best possible, and utilize no lift transferring methods like pushing with CO2/racking canes/floating dip tubes, ball lock connections, etc....
Are there various stages of fermentation before serving that would lend themselves ideal for kegs? I'm thinking I can setup a nitrogen serving system so that finished wine can be stored in 1/2 bbl kegs and served off a floating dip tube with a tap handle. Hoping to hear of some other ideas.
Thanks in advance
What sort of applications would be ideal for using kegs? (either sanke or corny). I have a bunch of kegs from beer making, and would like to utilize them to dabble with winemaking. My mom makes wine every year (about 30 gallons) from the grapes on her property (red, white, rose), but she really doesn't know what she's doing. I'd like to eliminate all her glass carboys for safety, and set up a system where she can use stainless kegs as best possible, and utilize no lift transferring methods like pushing with CO2/racking canes/floating dip tubes, ball lock connections, etc....
Are there various stages of fermentation before serving that would lend themselves ideal for kegs? I'm thinking I can setup a nitrogen serving system so that finished wine can be stored in 1/2 bbl kegs and served off a floating dip tube with a tap handle. Hoping to hear of some other ideas.
Thanks in advance