Winemakers pornography

[Cellar_Rat]

http://www.rotamoulding.com.au/cone_bottom_large.htm.

particularly the 800l pump over !

[robwrx]

That would make a substantial amount of wine. Are you going commercial Brian?

[fatbloke]

Hum? Not quite that large, but some of the US based people from Gotmead have similar fermenters, in the 100 to 150 litre range.

They're not professional makers, but rather over enthusiastic home brewers.....

[Cellar_Rat]

let's say I certainly fit the category of overenthusiastic homebrewer.

[robwrx]

800 litres is about 1000 bottles in one fermenter, that is very enthusiastic.

[fatbloke]

800 litres is about 1000 bottles in one fermenter, that is very enthusiastic.

Ha, can you imagine Brian scrapping the labels off 1000 odd used bottles......

That'd be dedication for you !

[Cellar_Rat]

.. who said I was bottling it !!

[Cellar_Rat]

Todays teaser: If you are making red, an 800l fermenter would yield about 700-750 (ish) bottles.

[robwrx]

Skins and headspace?

[Cellar_Rat]

Spot on. 50 cases - 500L fermenter, yield 300 (ish) litres

[NorthernWiner]

Not sure it qualifies as pornography, but this is one I've been considering. Shiny. Only 30 gallons (110 L), though.

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/wineeasy-fermentor-30-gal.html

I like how it handles pomace.

[Cellar_Rat]

Yikes - sounds a bit like a winepod.

[NorthernWiner]

Yikes - sounds a bit like a winepod.

Not at all. There's nothing automated about it. It's still basically just a fermenter. The beauty of it is when fermentation is done, you drain off the free-run and insert the piston unit to do the pressing. No scooping into a separate press. Easy peasy.

[Cellar_Rat]

Phew!! - for a minute there I thought you had defected to the other side.