Equipment Flashcards
Destemmer
Pneumatic Press
Coquard Press
The Coquard press is hydraulic. Its principle is that, with 2 plates, one immobile and one moved by a piston, it replicates the traditional vertical Champagne press.
Rotary Fermenter
Rotary fermenters are horizontal, automated tanks that rotate on an axis to mix the cap and grape must during fermentation.
Basket Press
a winepress made of wooden slats between which the juice expressed from the grapes in the press is allowed to flow
Wine Filter
Wine thief
A wine thief is a tube shaped tool that you can dip into your carboy, primary fermenter, or barrel and extract a portion of your developing wine.
Bottle Tree
dry the bottles
Floor Corker
Vinator
rinse the bottle
Hydrometer
device for measuring some characteristics of a liquid, such as its density (weight per unit volume) or specific gravity (weight per unit volume compared with water).
Refractometer
a simple instrument used for measuring concentrations of aqueous solutions such as gases, liquids, and translucent solids – Must Weight
Must Plunger
A very useful tool for pushing down the cap of a red wine must fermentation
Fermentation Airlock
a device used in beer brewing and wine making that allows carbon dioxide released during fermentation to escape the fermenter, while not allowing air to enter the fermenter, thus avoiding oxidation.
Aeration Wand
Aerate wine fermentation liquid with oxygen
Racking Cane
A Racking Cane helps you siphon and transfer wine on bottling day
Wine Siphon
Use gravity to move the wine from one container to another
Wooden Bung
a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask
Venencia
The venencia is an implement used for pulling Sherry samples from the aging barrels in the cellars, consisting of a small cylindrical steel cup at the end of a long flexible shaft
