Buon Vino Mini-Jet Filter Pads #2-Pack of 10

At this price I expected this to be a generic, made in China brand but was very surprised to find it was the legit Buon Vino brand filters made in Germany. Independently packaged in threes just like you would find in a store with ten packages in a zip lock bag for convenient storage. I can’t believe what a great value this is and arrived in less than 48 hours. I highly recommend this.

Works just fine with mini jet

I was pleasantly surprised when I received 30 filters instead of 10. It is 10 packs of 3 filters.The cost at approximately a buck a piece was also very reasonable. I have been making wine for a while and a good tip as previously stated, you cannot have a lot of sediment if you are starting with #2 pads. Rack the wine every day for 3 to 4 days. When I run the wine through the filter, if it is not clear on the first run, then remove filters and rinse with cold water and run wine through the same filters again. This can be done up to 3 times, each time the wine will be a little clearer than the last. If after 3 times, ( based on 5 gallon batch )the wine is not clear enough, just use a second set of pads and it will be perfect on the 4th run. By the way, the pads are supposed to be soaked in water for 5 to 10 minutes prior to using the first time. Initially you will get water before the wine starts coming through so if that bothers you, then purge the water in a separate container. I make wine from various grape and fruit juices obtained from the grocery store. Wish I could post a picture with this review.

We've been using these for years with good success. A few tips: 1) If you don't soak them long enough, they will leak at the edges. 2) After soaking, we run a small amount of a weak sulphate solution (which we discard) to sterilize everything. 3) Don't even think that you can clear wine with these; that's not the purpose. If you do, they'll clog up before the batch is run through. Instead, rack the wine off the deposits a few times, until no further deposit appears after a week's aging. 4) You can do two batches with one set of filters if you rack a white first, then a red. 5) If you don't have a second carboy to rack to, you can run a "kidney loop"; that is, draw from and return to the single carboy. Run for about twice the time it takes to filter from one carboy to another.

These are great to add that final touch to the quality of your wine. There is a learning curve to wine filtering and it can be messy but once you get it it becomes an absolute necessity. By all means allow sufficient settling time and don’t try to filter partially settled wine or you will overwhelm the filters. Highly recommended.