Go Fermentor GOfermentor Manual

INSTANT WINERY! No infrastructure needed. No installation. No water usage. No wastewater
generation. No building permits. No expensive press to purchase, maintain and clean. Fully
automated punch – just set and forget. Estimate 2-4 manhours /batch total. Here is a quick
guide to winemaking in the GOfermentor and the equipment required. You can start your own
winery for approximately $8000. For detailed operation please consult the Operating Manual
and website www.GOfermentor.com.
Red Wine:
Filling:
Red wine is made using red grapes. The color and tannins are extracted from the skins and
seeds, and we do not recommend making red wine from juice or concentrates. Grapes can be
received in clusters or machine picked (destemmed and partially crushed).
1. Using grape clusters: Grapes are typically attached to the stems in clusters. Grapes can
be destemmed using a mechanical destemmer. An example is shown below:
Motorized destemmer/crusher with built-in grape pump. About $ 2000 from morewine.com
The destemmed grapes can be crushed using optional rollers below the destemmer or
left uncrushed altogether or in part (resulting in fruitier wine with less extraction). Next
they are loaded into the GOfermentor liner.
2. Using destemmed grapes: The destemmed grapes must be loaded into the GOfermentor
plastic bag. This is very easy if the destemmer has a built-in grape pump (such as the
one shown above). Simply connect the outlet of the grape pump to a 2 inch hose and
connect the other end to the front top port on the GOliner bag. Run the destemmer to
fill it with grapes. If the grapes are received destemmed, they can still be dumped into
the destemmer and conveyed. If a suitable destemmer with pump is not available, a
must pump capable of handling whole grapes should be used to pump the grapes into
the GOliner. Alternatively, grapes can be manually loaded by cutting an opening into the
liner and using a hopper above the GOLiner or simply transferring grapes by hand. The
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REQUIREMENTS