Any suggestions for de-stemming grapes

[ToulouseLePlot]

Did you mean for white? How do you get skins in play?

[Cellar_Rat]

Red or white grapes? ..... and I am not having your leg up. The process is very different.

For Red. What about crushing them first and then pouring them over a clean inverted milk crate. This has been used very successfully in the past.

hhm.. also how many you thinking about?

[TonyE]

Hi Bob


Thanks for your suggestion it has possibilities, although chicken wire is galvanised with zinc, and I am thinking the grape juice might dissolve the zinc.
However a wire mesh that is found in say a grill pan would certainly do as you suggested - I shall think about this, I have until September to decide.


Once again thanks for your input

[lockwood1956]

A square wooden frame with chicken wire stretched across it can make a destemmer, simply pop it over your bucket and draw the grapes across it.

regards
bob

[TonyE]

I manages to buy grapes last year, and de-stemmed the whole lot by hand (6/7 boxes) It took about 2hours per box (downside) on the plus side, I had perfect grapes.

I was wondering if anybody knew how to make a homemade de-stemmer, however I want to keep the skins, in the fermentation for 7/10 days.

I thought about buying something suitable, but they are expensive, and I only need it for a few days a year, I am not sure hiring one is an option either.


Any suggestions would be appreciated.


MrT