The potassium and tartaric acid naturally present in the grapes, are causing the precipitation of a natural salt (potassium bitartrate) in the wine. To avoid the presence of precipitates in the bottle, we need to "stabilize” with to a long cooling process at 4°C and mechanical filtration.
Today this technique is replaced by resin systems for MINISTAB and MAXISTAB oenological solutions that make the process faster and cheaper with very low energy consumption. Filtration on special food-grade resins leads to a natural increase in total acidity in a safe and reliable manner even for those particularly delicate wines thanks to the controlled decrease in K+ concentration.
The acidification improves the fermentation step with a more repeatability of the organoleptic caracteristic every year.
The resin installed in the column effectively and selectively retains the potassium cation (K+) with a consequent increase in acidity, avoiding the formation of potassium bitartrate or “Crimson”. This allows to obtain a product with a controlled, stable and constant quality pH, thus maintaining the desired organoleptic characteristics over time with a simple and easy-to use automatic plant.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
MINISTAB and MINICOLOR are available as color recovery systems: this is also the ideal plant for pilot tests or small volumes for the production, separation and purification of polyphenols or extracts from fruit juices and infusions.
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