Wine making is a delicate process. The perfect wine should be visually clear, flavourful and maintain its stability over long periods of time. Traditional methods for clarification, such as settling and racking, often don't remove all the particulate and spoilage organisms, producing a cloudy, unstable wine. Clarification and stabilization using microfiltration ensure the removal of particulate and organisms down to 0.45µm, creating a beautifully clear and stable wine without altering the delicate flavour. Without proper filters for your filtration systems, it is nearly impossible to produce the perfect wine.
Filtration for Wine Applications
December 29, 2020
Filters for Wine Making
1. Final Stabilization
In order to produce stable wine which protects and develops flavour once packaged, the presence of spoilage organisms must be eliminated. They can ruin wine by causing off flavours and haze or cloudiness, with contamination from strongly fermenting yeasts causing bottle explosions. Parker's BEVPOR filters use an inert PES membrane that provides validated retention to typical spoilage organisms without impacting the wine's taste or colour profiles.
Parker's BEVPOR PH filter cartridges provide validated microbial retention to industry regulated contaminating organisms. This is an optimum solution for the microbial stabilization of wine with increased throughput to blockage, high wine flow and maximized operational efficiency.
- Final stabilization of beverages before packaging
- Fully validated microorganism retention characteristics
- Hydrophilic construction for repeated intefrity testing
- Unique construction offer maximum lifetime to blockage and service life
- Integrated prefiltration layer and high filtration area construction
Parker specifically created BEVPOR PW filter cartridges as a cost-effective solution for microbial stabilization. These filters protect the desirable characteristics of your wine, offer high filtration performance and increased throughput to blockage.
- Final stabilization and sterilization of beverages before packaging
- Hydrophilic construction for repeated integrity testing
- Fully validated microorganism retention characteristics
- Integrated prefiltration layer and high filtration area construction
Parker's BEVPOR PS filter cartridges are a cost-effective solution for microbial stabilization. These filters protect the desirable characteristics of your wine and offer high filtration performance.
- Final stabilization of beverages before packaging
- Fully validated microorganism retention characteristics
- Hydrophilic construction for repeated integrity testing
2. Stabilization, Standardization & Tank Removal
In order to protect wine quality during storage or transportation, yeast and other microbial loadings should be reduced. Parker Bioscience Filtration developed its PREPOR range of wine filters to excel in tank transfer applications. The PREPOR NG filter is an ideal choice for increased microbial security, fine particle retention and has the strength necessary to withstand repeated cleaning and backwash regeneration.
These microbial reduction filters offer effective control of clarity and microbial stability. They help increase filtration capacity and increase service life when combined with regular CIP regeneration.
- Mechanically strong and chemically resistant polypropylene construction
- Withstands caustic and backwash regeneration
- Excellent process control, high efficiency and security
3. Trap Filtration and Crystal Removal
Visible clarity is a sought-after characteristic of good wine. Trap filtration removes suspended particulate to ensure clear wine suitable for intermediate storage. It also reduces costs by lowering the workload of downstream stabilization filters.
PEPLYN TF Filters
PEPLYN TF filter cartridges have been specifically used to protect wine from residual particulate which can remain following primary clarification processes, as well as protecting beer from the passage of filter aids and lees used in primary clarification processes.
- Carefully constructed polypropylene for chemical CIP and backwash
- Strong, rigid consruction
- Reliable filtration performance
- High wine flow and resistance to blockage under high loading conditions
PEPLYN HD Filters
Parker domnick hunter's PEPLYN HD filter cartridges have been designed to excel in liquid clarification applications where a consistent quality of filtrate is required from variable particle loadings of the process solution.
- Multi-layer high depth construction
- Consistent quality under demanding conditions
- Accurate retention to finer particulate
- Compatible with aggressive process conditions including chemical cleaning and steam sanitation
4. Product Purge and Tank Vent Filtration
Product purging involves the displacement of wine from tanks and pipes using compressed gas. Compressed gasses may harbour potentially harmful micro-organisms, which could lead to product contamination. Sterile filtration of the compressed gas ensures all wine purging does not introduce bacteria to the product, maintaining the wine's stability. Parker can work with you to identify the most appropriate filter selection for your product purge applications.
High Flow Bio-X Filters
High Flow Bio-X sterile gas filters combine proven depth filter technology and a pleated construction to provide retention down to 0.1 micron in gas.
- Pleated construction to provide retention down to 0.01 micron in gas
- Reduces cartridge usage
- Excellent for the provision of sterile gas in filling machines
High Flow Tetpor II Filters
High Flow Tetpor II filters are validated as 0.2 micron sterilizing grade filters in liquids through ASTM F838-05 and in gas through full retention to an aerosol challenge of MS2 Phage.
- Validated for 225 steam sterilization cycles at 287.6 degrees Fahrenheit
- Unrivaled flow rates combined with low pressure drops
- Fully validated ASTM 838-05 for liquid bacterial challenge
5. Fine Wine Polishing and Filter Membrane Protection
Mature or fortified wine is already physically, chemically and micro-biologically stable and only requires a final polish to improve clarity and to remove any yeast and bacteria which may be present. Additionally, final membrane filtration is typically the most expensive stage of filtration. Installing pre-filters to remove suspended particles and reduce microbial loading can reduce the costs of replacement final filters.
The PREPOR NG range has a mechanically strong and chemically resistant polypropylene construction that withstands caustic and backwash regeneration.
- For use in pre-stabilization applications in wine
- Provides excellent process control, high efficiency and security
- Fully validated yeast removal and bacterial reduction
6. Service Water, Process Water and Product Water
Service water: Filters are required to protect equipment from fouling with high levels of particulates present in the municipal water supplies.
Product water: Filters protect water treatment equipment from rapid fouling due to high levels of particulate present in ground/municipal source feed water, allowing rapid generation of high volumes of product water.
Process water: Sterilizing grade filters prevent reinfection of wine with waterborne spoilage organisms and pathogens.
BEVPOR WG Filters
Specifically developed as a beverage grade cartridge, Bevpor WG utilizes advanced polethersulphone membranes configured to provide high flow and cost effective performance.
- Sterilizing grade PES membrane
- Robust materials of construction
- Can be repeatedly seeam sterilized and hot water sanitized
BEVPOR MS Filter
Bevpor MS filter cartridges have been specifically designed for sterilization and stabilization of a range of beverages prior to filling operations.
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