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Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:46 pm
by TomHill
Anybody have any familiarity with the Ganimede fermentation syrtem?? Anybody in Calif tried it??

GanimedeFermentors

Only one I know who's using it is EmilioBulfon.

Tom

Re: Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:22 pm
by Howie Hart
Never heard of it, but it looks interesting.

Re: Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:12 pm
by Brian Gilp
Howie Hart wrote:Never heard of it, but it looks interesting.


+1. Although I wonder how much more this costs over other tanks and if its worth the premium.

Re: Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:04 pm
by Victorwine
According to the testimonial article, if this fermentation vat is programmed just right you could get through a red wine ferment with the same maceration and extraction in just six days instead of the 12 to 14 days that a “standard” s/s fermentation vat needs So if you have a week and a half or a two-week window between harvesting your red grapes a vat like this might just pay off.

Salute

Re: Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:41 pm
by Paul Winalski
The website was in Italian, but if my poor translation is correct, the schtick on this system is using the pressure of the CO2 released by fermentation to circulate the must to keep the cap wet. Thus avoiding having to manually push down the cap, or to use a rotating fermenter. Have I got it right?

-Paul W.

Re: Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:15 pm
by Craig Winchell
Yup, the equivalent of a submerged cap fermentation. Like the Aussie bag fermentations.

Re: Ganimede Fermentation System???

PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:34 am
by Howie Hart
Paul - at the top of the page is an "Eng" button, but your translation is essentially correct.