Look into either the last or before last issue of Wine Maker. They had an article about using a pump to not pump the wine, but pump the air out of the carboys, so you set up a vacuum there that will draw the wine into them. IIRC the article was more about filtering (by putting the filter between the carboy and wine, but you do not need the filter in there. Basically you go:
Wine----------------Carboy------------------pump ^ Has a stopper drilled to accept two lines a short one (thta does not go into the carboy) that allows to to evacuate teh carboy and is hooked to the pump and a long one that reaches the bottom of the carboy so that the wine can flow into the bottom of the carboy without splashing.
New Winemaker Big ProblemsHello all, I am hoping that you all might be able to help me out. I have made two wines from kits, and one...
So you do not need to sterilize the pump, because no liquid will go through it. But now that I think about it, you do not have a vacuum pump, but a fluid pump...so it would not work I guess.
This is too easyYears ago I became interested in brewing and decided to try fermenting a gallon of...
What I like about the above system is that it will also degas your wine in teh process....if you need that type of thing.
