2006 Gewurztraminer, Filtering
I got another wine-related birthday gift this year, the Buon Vino SuperJet filtration system. This was something I've been eyeing for awhile, so it came at a handy time. So tonight I tried it out on the 2006 Gewurztraminer, as this is the stinky one and could use filtration the most.
Using all 3 sizes (coarse, polish, and sterilizing) I filtered two 23 l carboys in about an hour. Capacity is actually much faster, but I had to clean containers between use and figure our how the whole system works.
It works quite well. The wine is crystal clear now, and still retaining that telltale reddish tinge you get sometimes in Gewurtz. The off odours are still present in the wine, but they're noticeably reduced.
I made an addition of 12ml of 10% SO2 solution (per 23 litre carboy) in order to bring free SO2 up to 30ppm.