My new wine tankes are in!!!!
I figured that if I'm not making cheese at the moment, I could at least post why......
Some of you may have seen my wine bottles in the background of my cheese making operations. While the many bottles of wine may have their own aesthetic appeal, its been a real pain in the butt way to make wine. Just racking the wine off the sediment takes all afternoon.
So, I have been looking to upgrade from my 18 glass carboys (bottles) for a while now. After much thought, several discussions, and a couple changes of heart, I have settled on HDPE
'Flex Tanks'. I know, it's not stainless, but I had to make some tough choices. Trust me, I agonized over each of them.
What I bought:
(2) 80 gallon Dexter Flextanks.
- Each with the microsample tap,
- 1.5in tri-clamp draining/racking port.
Pictures below are of the tank, and some testing using water, of the racking ports, valves and tubes.
Additionally, some of you may recognize my cheese helpers in the last picture. What is realy funny is looking at those same kids in the
gallery. My how they have grown.