Barrel Tools

Say goodbye to your days of picking up and shaking carboys.   Use the Lees Stirrer to quickly and easily degas wine, stir your lees back into suspension, or mix in additives. Attaches to a drill for fast, easy stirring. The blades fold down so you can easily insert it into a barrel or glass carboy. When you turn the drill on, the blades expand to create a powerful stirring action. We do not recommend using in a carboy that is topped full. (The stirrer displaces too much liquid and creates a vortex that will send wine out of the top.) In these cases a hollow racking cane works exceptionally well.    Works with 3/8" or larger drills. Stirrer is around 22" long.

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Allows for easy and efficient gas transfers, ensuring minimal oxygen exposure and preserving the delicate flavors and aromas of your barrel-aged creations! Stainless lock down mechanism to adjust height Compression Silicone Bung to form airtight seal with barrel Adjustable lees pin Transfer wine out of a barrel using inert gas to reduce oxidization with our Gas Transfer Tool. After using most all similar tools on themarket, we took what we liked and disliked and made our own. Obviously we love the price!... but perhaps more impressive is the polished finish and the excellent quality welds. We sell it without a sight-gauge welded in or attached. We found it easier to clean without a welded in place sight-gauge. We also found that most wineries already had other sight-gauges in the winery and did not need it included. Of course it is available as an option, (sight-gauge H664, clamp H652, gasket, h656.) Replacement gaskets and parts in stock and available.   Quality Features Stainless lock down mechanism to adjust height Polished stainless tube Compression Silicone Bung to form airtight seal with barrel Adjustable lees pin Made from 304 stainless steel Specifications 1.5" Tri-Clover Outlet 1/4" Stainless Steel Ball Valve with FPT inlet for inert gas 31" height from lees pin to pictured stopper

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1" diameter stainless racking tube with 1.5" tri-clover connection and welded in adjustable lees pin. 30 inches of straight tubing. Set the pin height at the bottom of the racking tube to leave lees behind.

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Our new barrel washer is a back saver. We've done the He-Man thing and lifted barrels all over the place. As a result we've also been laid up in bed with a screaming lower back. Designed to be used with standard hose pressure. Not intended for use with pressure washers. After using designs that require you to lift barrels onto them we knew there had to be a better way. We designed our own simple washer that is inexpensive and flexible. This is one of the benefits of having a test winery and a fabrication shop! With this design you can wash barrels via two methods. Method 1: Wash barrels while they are on the rack. Spin them when they are empty and insert this wand through the bung hole. Method 2: If you move barrels not on racks, roll the barrel till the bung hole is parallel to the ground and insert the spray wand. Continue to rotate the barrel, with wand inside, till you cannot go any further. The bung hole will now be pointed almost directly down. To keep the barrel from rolling place a chalk block (any block will work) on the other side to keep the barrel in place. The photo shows the angle the washer would be at if used in method 2. Because the bung hole in the barrel is not facing directly down all you need to do when you pull the washer out is to rotate the barrel down for 2 seconds and the small remaining amount of water(less than a pint) will drain out. This is a great method to avoid lifting barrels and to be able to clean them by yourself. Product Features: Stainless Steel 3/4" MPT(male pipe thread) inlet.  In order to connect to your garden hose you will need an adapter from 3/4" MPT to brass hose. Spinning spray head included

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This is just the spinning spray head. We use this as part of our complete barrel washer, WE492. Some clever customers have asked for just this head so that they can fabricate their own washer. Features female 3/4" NPT threads for attachment. Height 3". Diameter 1 3/8"

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Used to stir up lees in a barrel or to ensure a complete mix of so2 or any other addtives, our stainless steel lees stirrer with 24" solid stainless shaft and fold out stainless paddle will get the job done quickly and efficiently.  Connect to drill and use on lowest speed. Included black plastic bung seals barrel while stainless shaft spins freely. 

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Replacement Internal O-Ring for Gas Transfer Tool Please note: Gasket may be red or black.

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Replacement silicone barrel sealing bung for gas transfer tool. Top diameter - 2.25'' Bottom diameter - 1.75'' Height - 2.25''

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Replacement Lees Pin for Gas Transfer Tool

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