These are a legacy product when the pad material contained asbestos (way back in 1979). They were placed under the pad to catch the asbestos fibres and stop them going in your wine. These are no longer required, but some customers still want to use them to stop any fibres from the pad entering the filtered wine. However, if you pad rinse with 2 litres of water, then the Vinpapers are not necessary.
It took 2 hours to filter a 3 gallon batch of wine with the filtabrite filter. The filter chassis leaks a little, so best to do it in bathroom or put towels underneath the carboy.
Make sure that side A of the Support Disc is facing the pad, and the the 3 lugs on the disc are located in the 3 slots on the body. Tighten the locking ring with the spanner, and this should resolve any leaking from the body.
great video but why isnt there a tube going into the bottom of the carboy to prevent oxidation. Everyone knows that oxygen is your enemy so a wiser thing to do would be to fit a tube to the bottom
You can attach a tube to the outlet if you like to help prevent contact time, but in the many decades selling this filter, this has not been an issue. In fact you have a higher chance of oxidation from degassing a wine.
shouldn't the pads be stacked coarse fine premium premium being the last pad before finished wine spills into carboy. why the 3 grades id rather use them all at once if they fit when stacked
The filter housing only holds 1 pad at a time and you may not need 3 pads to clear a wine - it all depends upon the clarity of the wine that you are filtering. If your wine is clear to start with and you just want to polish it to commercial standards, then just passing through either the Crystalbrite or Filtabrite will be enough. If your wine is not clear and has a lot of haze, then first pass through the Prime pad to remove the sticky particles before using either the Crystalbrite or Filtabrite. You do not need to use both the Crystalbrite and Filtabrite pads - only 1 of these. Both will achieve the same end result. One is a thick pad which will take longer to filter through the pad material and costs less to manufacture. The other uses the latest technology to produce a thin pad that allows fast filtration - but these cost more to manufacture.
We would recommend keeping the lid of the fermenter sealed and then leaving the beer in a cool place for 48 hours before kegging. This will allow the clearing process to commence and a sediment to fall out. Whilst you can keg straight away, it is preferable to allow as much sediment as possible to fall out before kegging. This is especially so if you are using a Corny Keg. The Starbrite finings will accelerate the clearing process and make any final sediment more compact.
@@darkrockbrewing Thanks for the info. It's just in my kitchen, I guess i could leave it 36 hours to give it a bit more time? Will it clear quicker at colder temperatures? I could move it to my shed but that will really mix all the sediment up like crazy. I do use a corny keg but my keg fridge isn't super cold (about 9 degrees). I have previously used gelatine in the keg but I found it wasn't working very well any more, possibly because the fridge isn't cold enough.
Water and silicon dioxide. No animal products, no sulphites, GMO-free. Works fantastic on beers, and so far great on ciders and wines but to be confirmed.
Are there any harmful chemicals used in the production of the pads. Dioxin for example is used in paper production. I am looking for the healthiest option for filtering.
There are no dioxins used in the manufacture of our filter pads. All the pads we produce are manufactured to be used in the food and beverage industry as well as in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. The pads are manufactured of specially selected raw materials such as purified and bleached cellulose, inorganic natural filter aids, like kieselguhr, and perlite. All our filter pads fulfill the requirements of Regulation 1935/2004/EC, BfR Recommendation Ch XXXVI, FDA CFR 21 176.170 and Food Chemical Codex standards, as applicable. Furthermore, we confirm that the filter sheets are in conformation with the regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and (EC) No 2023/2006 of the European Parliament. They are also made according to the rules of Quality Management System EN ISO of Quality Management System EN ISO 9001. Our pads contain no live organism or animal-based extracts. Therefore, our filter pads can be used for HALAL certified foodstuffs. We also confirm that we are KOSHER certified. They do not contain alcohol or raw materials that were in contact with alcohol and the raw materials of all products we used are GMO and Allergen free. Our pads are totally safe to use.
What a great presentation. I linked this from HomeBrewOnline where I get my now favourite Wine Buddy 5 ltr kits from. I've been using my Vinbrite filter since 1977. I used to make what I guess you would call organic wines now - fruits etc. Easy option kits now but so much better and the Vinbrite filter has been my essential piece of kit over all those years. The (relatively) new prime pads are a genius invention for me. It cuts out one filtration process. Plus, learned from here, I didn't know about the pre-soak with water...important to swell the pads, and the filtabrite not using the support disc. Thanks and love my Vinbrite filter kit. I'm 1950's and this item has so old school charm , though not a fan of the new blue look. But huge thanks for this essential piece of kit.
Glad to know that you are pleased with the Vinbrite kit. The Prime pads are a multi purpose pad, not only helping more wine to go through the other pads, but they are also great for clearing a spirit wash. We changed corporate colours from Red to Blue 4 years ago as it was felt a more modern colour.
It sounds like some of the steriliser solution did not drain fully away. After 1 hour, there will be no sterilising effect and is just cosmetic. We always put our bottles on a bottle drainer to make sure all the liquid is drained away.
Thanks for the demonstration! I wonder if you could help me with my filtration problem? I make my own liqueurs. For the base I usually use either vodca, gin, brandy, or rum. As liqueurs have a high sugar content, the resulting liqueur is slightly viscous. Could I use vinbrite to filter my liqueurs? I'm currently using the 'old fashioned' way of filtering, i.e. A filter paper folded into quarters, and popped into the top of a funnel. This takes an AGE! Any advice would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! thanks
When we filter liqueurs, we use a filter paper folded and placed in a funnel. These are coarse filtration media and are really the only ones that could handle a liqueur due to the viscosity of the liquid. A filter pad would quickly clog and block. This is a wine and spirit filter, which is completely different to liqueurs. You may get away with the Prime Pad, as this is a coarse grade pad, but it is still more expensive than using filter papers to achieve the same result.
The Original pad is the Crystalbrite Pad. This is a high grade technical pad that will filter wine quickly and efficiently, but these are expensive to manufacture. We therefore introduced a cheaper alternative pad - Filtabrite. This is a thicker pad and will produce wines with the same clarity - but it will be slower in operation. We also introduced a pre-treatment pad called Prime pads. These are designed to filter out sticky particles that would otherwise block a filter pad. they are ideal when filtering country wine as they will take a large amount of debris out the wine. This will enable more wine to go through the Crystalbrite or Filtabrite pad at a faster rate. The Prime Pads are not designed to clear a wine, just prepare it for filtration. If you have a reasonable clear wine, then you do not need to use a Prime Pad beforehand. If you want a fast flow, then go for the Crystalbrite pad. If you don't mind a slower filtration time, go for the Filtabrite Pad. We find that 75% of the pad sales are for Crystalbrite.
@@harrisfilters4109 This is the information I've been searching for. You ought to include exactly this summary information about what pads for what purposes in the kit instructions.
It all depends on how you sterilise. If you like to wipe the containers, then just a small solution of 1 teaspoon in 1 litre of water will be OK. This solution is then wiped all over the insides of the bucket thoroughly, then tipped away. If you like to fill the bucket with water, then you would need more steriliser, as it is added at the rate of 1 teaspoon per 1-2 litres of water. What we do is add 1.5 litres of warm water to the bucket, add 1 teaspoon of No Rinse Sterilizer and wipe the solution all over the inside of the bucket. We then add the paddle or spoon into the bucket and wipe this down before emptying the solution.
so if i say use 4 ltres and a couple of teaspoons of sterilizer. i could put lid on fv and give a good slosh about getting all inside surfaces, would that be ok.
Point of correction : If this is what i think it is ie. sodium percarbonate(and i am fairly certain it is because i have looked into it) it has been around forever in the brewing world and even longer in general use,in fact it was first compounded in 1899 by a Russian scientist,it most definitely is not a new but is an amazing product,it is one of the main components of PBW. It is an oxygen based bleach/cleaner(an oxidising agent in fact) in fact not a sterilizer,this product will in fact bleach clothes and other items just with oxygen instead of chlorine,however you are correct in saying it will not damage them in doing so, unfortunately your information is misleading for what is already a common household product. Kudos to Harris for bringing it to market however lets get the facts correct for the consumers. "As an oxidizing agent, sodium percarbonate is an ingredient in a number of home and laundry cleaning products, including non-chlorine bleach products such as OxiClean, Tide laundry detergent,[1] and Vanish.[6] Dissolved in water, it yields a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (which eventually decomposes to water and oxygen) and sodium carbonate ("soda ash").[1] 2Na2CO3.3H2O2 → 2Na2CO3 + 3H2O2 [6] Sodium percarbonate can be used in organic synthesis as a convenient source of anhydrous H2O2, in particular in solvents that cannot dissolve the carbonate but can leach the H2O2 out of it.[7]" direct quote from wikipedia but the science and facts stand.Thank You.
+Dullahan Brewing Yes, it is Sodium Percarbonate. This is stioll a fairly new product on the UK homebrew scene, although it has been around for a long time. When we made it up first, I personally soaked new trousers with the solution, and it never took any colour from the clothes. It is used as one of the ingredients in the Oxy cleaning range. I have also used it to remove green marks on the patio, and to remove tannin stains from tea mugs. It is agreat product.
