WineEasy™ V2
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Piston assembly
- You will need ONE piston assembly for each different size fermentor
you have in your winery. If you have multiple fermentors of ONE size you only need
ONE piston. Each piston assembly comes equipped with a piston plate, four guide
plates, four guide bars, and a silicone wiper seal.
Vacuum press kit
- You will only need ONE vacuum press kit (right) for your
winery no matter what quantity or size fermentors you have. The vacuum
press kit can also be used to degas your wine. Each vacuum press kit includes a
vacuum pump, vacuum hoses, fittings, drilled stopper, solid stopper, stainless
racking tube and liquid trap.
Place the tank back on the stand and center the valve and tank on the stand. Then fill the tank about ¼ full with a sulfite/citric acid
sanitizing solution. Using a pump and hose, or a sauce pan, flood the walls of the tank and the lid with sanitizer for a few minutes.
If using StarSan
tm
, simply spray the walls and lid and wait 2-3 min and spray the walls one last time. Place the pressure plate (disc
with tabs) on the bottom of the tank making sure it is clear of the drain fitting and sits flat on the bottom.
IMPORTANT:
The tabs must face upward! Installing the tabs downward will block off most of the perforated screen causing the
press to malfunction!
The screw-eye in the false bottom (
Figure 9
) is used as a handle to remove the false bottom after use, and then place it on the bot-
tom of the fermentor. Use the large fender washer and wing nut (
Figure 10
) to secure it to the bottom of the fermentor. Finger
tight is plenty – do not over tighten.
If using StarSan
tm
spray sanitizer, simply spray all surfaces of the pressure plate and false bottom before installing them in the tank.
After assembly, flood the surfaces one last time with sanitizer, then place a pan under the drain valve and open it allowing the
sanitizer to drain.
At this point the fermentor can be filled with
must (crushed fruit). If you do not have access
to a crusher/Destemmer, you can place whole
clusters in the tank and crush them with a
device such as a punchdown tool or a com-
mercial grade potato smasher.
Figure 11
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Cut-away WineEasy™ for clarity
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