filling machines

4-Spout Floor with Electronic Float Control and Gas Sparger.
N₂ cylinder is NOT included. Get this at your local gas supply.

Dual Head Sparger.
N₂ regulator is included.
N₂ cylinder is NOT included. Get this at your local gas supply.

Enolmatic with optional Tandem Filter Unit and filter

St. Pats is the only authorized importer of Enolmatic and Enolmaster west of the Mississippi.

Enolmatic $325 in stock
The Enolmatic is the most professional small filling machine. It has a proven history of over 20 years in every wine region of the world. It is used by hobbyists, small wineries and even large operations. We have clients with bottling lines that use Enolmatics for experimental batches. Furthermore, the filtration accessories offer easy-to-set-up, easy-to-clean, and professional filtration for small lots.

Vacuum Filling--not contact between wine and pump or mechanical components
Level-filling
Fill level is adjustable and precisely controlled (Photo at right shows minimum and maximum fill level.)
Fill rate is adjustable
Wine tank can be up to 13' below the Enolmatic.
110 V
Easy to clean
200 bottles/hour
Fills virtualy every size and shape of wine bottle

Click Here for Enolmatic/Enolmaster Parts and Manuals

Enolmatic Filter Housing $130
Includes tubing to connect to Enolmatic. Filters sold separately.
Filters sold separately. Filtering and bottling are performed at the same time. Please note this housing is designed to be used under vacuum and is different than housings sold for household water filters. Housing holds one filter (sold separately).

The Enolmatic will draw wine from your tanks or carboy or barrel and pull the wine through up to three in-line filters. Each housing holds one filter, so if you will need two Filter Units to do 1 and 5 micron filtration in one step.

66" Long Tubing Brush $12
Very good for cleaning the long suction tubing of Enolmatic. 1/2" diameter bristles.

Pleated High Efficiency Enolmatic/Enolmaster Filters for Wine

5 micron $55
coarse polish for young slightly cloudy wines
1 micron $55
medium polish for completely fermented red or white wine
0.5 micron $65
brilliant polish for sweet or sparkling wine
0.25 micron $70
sterile for wine and distilled liquors

Enolsan Cleaning Compound $14
Powdered product for washing and sanitizing wine filter cartridges. Instructions on each jar. After cleaning a filter, allow the filter to completely dry and store dry.
10 grams/liter. 250 gram vial is enough for 25 cleanings. [This is equivalent to a little less than 1 Tablespoon/quart.)

Cartridges are made of food-grade material and are washable and reusable.
Tenco improved the quality of Enolmatic and Enolmaster filters in 2003. The new filters are pleated which provides greater surface area. They also have a higher quality plastic housing and are made of better filtering material. There is no danger of the material separating from the filter and entering the wine. You can easily distinguish between the old and new by the plastic housing and the pleated filter.

The level of filtration varies considerably amongst winemakers. Generally, 5 or 1 micron is sufficient for reds, and either 1 micron or 0.45 micron for whites. Generally, the sweeter or clearer the wine, the finer the filtration. In some cases, 0.25 micron is needed for wines for nearly complete assurance of sterility. This filter removes yeast and bacteria. The 0.45 micron removes yeast but not bacteria.

Oil Kit $79
For edible oils

Filling Machine Terminology
Wine Bottle Fillers are Level-Filling
Volume-Filling Machines cannot be used for wine bottles

There are two basic approaches to filling machines that cover virtually all industries. One approach, and the one that MUST be used for wine, is to control the Fill-Level. The other approach, Volume-Filling, controls the volume. As discussed below, a perfect Volume-Filler, when used for wine bottles, will result in fill levels ranging over 2.4", greater than even the cork length.

What is Volume-Filling?
Volume-Filling involves accurately measuring the Volume of liquid during filling. In its most accurate form, a piston (much like a syringe) of a precise volume is filled, then this piston is emptied into the container. You will find hundreds or products in a grocery store packaged with volume-fillers (but not wine). Bag-in-a-box fillers are a type of volume filler as well.

Timer-based volume-filling is an alternative to piston volume-fillers. In this case, the volume is controlled by a pump and valve run under a timer. This is less accurate than the piston design but also less expensive. It is also less versatile than piston type fillers in handling a wide range of products, particularly those with suspended particles.

Volume-Fillers, either the piston design or the timer design, are inherently flawed for filling wine bottles. Wine bottles vary in volume by +/-0.25 oz. However, this relatively small volume variation results in very large Fill-Level variations due to the long narrow neck of a wine bottle. The +/- .25 oz volume translates into +/- 1.2" in fill level. In other words, a perfect volume- filler will result in fill levels varying over 2.4". [This is the best case for flat bottles. Punted bottles have slightly larger variations. The data on volume variatons for wine bottles was obtained from the largest manufacturer of wine bottles in North America.]

On the other hand, wine filling machines, both gravity and vacuum (Enolmaster and Enolmatic) control the Fill Level on each individual bottle. It is the nozzle design that shuts off the filling at a preset level. Bottles of different volume are filled to the same level.

We receive many inquiries from small businesses who make a range of products including salsa, body lotion, liquid soaps, automobile fluids, .... Generally speaking, your bottle must have a narrow opening and long neck like a wine bottle to use the filling machines on this page. Secondly, you cannot use a plastic bottle with a vacuum filler (Enolmatic) because the vacuum collapses the plastic bottle. Thirdly, you cannot have suspended particles that will plug the nozzles.

If you have a product that does not meet these criteria, then we recommend the following company. Busch Machinery.

ENOLMATIC and ENOLMASTER Click Here for Enolmatic/Enolmaster Parts and Manuals
Enolmatic with optional Tandem Filter Unit and filter St. Pats is the only authorized importer of Enolmatic and Enolmaster west of the Mississippi. Enolmatic $325 in stock The Enolmatic is the most professional small filling machine. It has a proven history of over 20 years in every wine region of the world. It is used by hobbyists, small wineries and even large operations. We have clients with bottling lines that use Enolmatics for experimental batches. Furthermore, the filtration accessories offer easy-to-set-up, easy-to-clean, and professional filtration for small lots. Vacuum Filling--not contact between wine and pump or mechanical components Level-filling Fill level is adjustable and precisely controlled (Photo at right shows minimum and maximum fill level.) Fill rate is adjustable Wine tank can be up to 13' below the Enolmatic. 110 V Easy to clean 200 bottles/hour Fills virtualy every size and shape of wine bottle Click Here for Enolmatic/Enolmaster Parts and Manuals Enolmatic Filter Housing $130 Includes tubing to connect to Enolmatic. Filters sold separately. Filters sold separately. Filtering and bottling are performed at the same time. Please note this housing is designed to be used under vacuum and is different than housings sold for household water filters. Housing holds one filter (sold separately). The Enolmatic will draw wine from your tanks or carboy or barrel and pull the wine through up to three in-line filters. Each housing holds one filter, so if you will need two Filter Units to do 1 and 5 micron filtration in one step. 66" Long Tubing Brush $12 Very good for cleaning the long suction tubing of Enolmatic. 1/2" diameter bristles.		Pleated High Efficiency Enolmatic/Enolmaster Filters for Wine 5 micron $55 coarse polish for young slightly cloudy wines 1 micron $55 medium polish for completely fermented red or white wine 0.5 micron $65 brilliant polish for sweet or sparkling wine 0.25 micron $70 sterile for wine and distilled liquors Enolsan Cleaning Compound $14 Powdered product for washing and sanitizing wine filter cartridges. Instructions on each jar. After cleaning a filter, allow the filter to completely dry and store dry. 10 grams/liter. 250 gram vial is enough for 25 cleanings. [This is equivalent to a little less than 1 Tablespoon/quart.) Cartridges are made of food-grade material and are washable and reusable. Tenco improved the quality of Enolmatic and Enolmaster filters in 2003. The new filters are pleated which provides greater surface area. They also have a higher quality plastic housing and are made of better filtering material. There is no danger of the material separating from the filter and entering the wine. You can easily distinguish between the old and new by the plastic housing and the pleated filter. The level of filtration varies considerably amongst winemakers. Generally, 5 or 1 micron is sufficient for reds, and either 1 micron or 0.45 micron for whites. Generally, the sweeter or clearer the wine, the finer the filtration. In some cases, 0.25 micron is needed for wines for nearly complete assurance of sterility. This filter removes yeast and bacteria. The 0.45 micron removes yeast but not bacteria.
Kit for 5-10 liter bottles $39 Fill 5-10 liter bottles (1-2.5 gallons)	Demi-John Kit $39 Rack wine from one carboy to another. Two different sizes are supplied with the kit for use with either large or small mouth containers.	Oil Kit $79 For edible oils	Mignon Kit $169 Fill mini bottles (bottle mouth with inside diameter from 7.5 mm)	Milk Kit $89
Enolmaster with Optional Filter Housing and filters ENOLMASTER 4-Spout Vacuum Filling Machine $2595 in stock Vacuum Filling--no contact between wine and pump or mechanical components 4 Stainless Steel Filling Nozzles Fill level is adjustable Wine tank can be up to 12 feet below the Enolmaster 110 Volt Weight 55 lbs 26"L x 19"H x 18"W 500 bottles/hour ~5' of 1" ID hose is provided with Enolmaster. If you need longer, order 1" Pliovic. Click Here for Enolmatic/Enolmaster Parts and Manuals		Enolmaster Filter Housing $550 in stock Vacuum filter housing for Enolmaster. Holds three filter cartridges. Filtering is parallel, not serial, so you will need two Filter Units to do filtration of 5 and 1 micron simultaneously. Filter cartridges sold separately--see above. Mignon Nozzle Set for Enolmaster $925 in stock Complete interchangeable set of 4 nozzles with stainless support.