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WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT September 2016 WINES&VINES 49 P erhaps the most basic yet vital piece of cellar equipment, hoses are re- quired for nearly every winemaking task. While they may be simple products, suppliers offer a range of hoses in various sizes to accommodate any type of winemaking style or budget. Manufacturers typically sell the hoses in 100-foot lengths without stainless steel barbs for tri-clover clamps. Other suppliers that specialize in winemaking equipment sell standard lengths (10 feet, for example) of hose equipped with barbs. The heavy-duty hoses listed here feature a central tube of food-safe plastic wrapped with reinforced, rugged rubber. Another option (for smaller wineries, or different types of cellar jobs) is a lighter hose constructed with transparent food- safe PVC plastic that is reinforced with a rigid PVC helix. Prices vary based on order size as well as supplier and typically are charged per foot length. Details provided with each hose type listed here include the interior diameter, outside diameter, maximum working pressure, weight per pound and the minimum bend radius. PRODUCT FOCUS Winery Hoses A simple but vital piece of winemaking equipment By Andrew Adams GATES Gates' Food Master hose was formally sold as the Cellar Master and features a white "Sanitron" tube with monofilament helix reinforce- ment and a white with burgundy spiral strip EPDM cover. gates.com Interior Diameter (inches) Outside Diameter (inches) Maximum Working Pressure (PSI) Weight (pound per foot) Minimum Bend Radius (inches) 1 1.48 250 0.52 3.0 2 2.62 250 1.32 6.0 3 3.86 250 2.20 18.0 NOVAFLEX Novaflex's 6500 "Connoisseurs" food and beverage hose features a white chlorobutyl tube with a gray EPDM cover that is reinforced with multiple piles of polyester tie cord and steel helix wire. novaflex.com CONTITECH ContiTech's food and beverage processing hoses feature the compa- ny's antimicrobial material Microban. The "Vintner" hose features a white chlorobutyl interior tube with a red ethylene propylene diene- terpolymer (EDPM) and a synthetic rubber exterior that is treated with Microban. The hose is reinforced with synthetic fabric with monofilament helix. ContiTech is a division of the German company Continental, which purchased American rubber firm Veyance Tech- nologies in 2015. Since the acquisition, Goodyear and some other brands of hoses have been phased out and replaced with ContiTech. veyance.com TUDERTECHNICA TuderTechnica produces several hoses for wine and winemaking by- products and is distributed in North America by CRP Industrial. The Glidetech Vineyard hose features a natural rubber white tube that is reinforced with synthetic piles and steel wire helixes. The cover is wide corrugated, red material that the supplier reports does not leave marks when dragged along a cellar floor. crptudertechnica.com Interior Diameter (inches) Outside Diameter (inches) Maximum Working Pressure (PSI) Weight (pound per foot) Minimum Bend Radius (inches) 1 1.62 250 0.71 3.0 2 2.68 250 1.38 7.0 3 3.85 250 2.59 12.0 Interior Diameter (inches) Outside Diameter (inches) Maximum Working Pressure (PSI) Weight (pound per foot) Minimum Bend Radius (inches) 1 1.46 150 0.56 2.76 2 2.52 150 1.1 3.94 3 3.62 150 1.92 5.91 Interior Diameter (inches) Outside Diameter (inches) Maximum Working Pressure (PSI) Weight (pound per foot) Minimum Bend Radius (inches) 1 1.54 150 0.5 5.0 2 2.55 150 0.95 7.0 3 3.67 150 1.51 12.0 TuderTechnica