Has used it 3 years. Happy with the product but would like to consider replacing the outflow hardware with ss npt fittings using a ss ball valve as the orig. valve system is fragile and cumbersome any thoughts ?

I've had my WineEasy 3 years but this is the first full year of use with a decent harvest. I did full-cluster presses of two white varieties (the grapes were manually crushed in the tank prior to pressing) and destemmed presses on 4 red varieties as well as pressing blackberries in a mesh bag. My yields exceeded the generally estimated results for the grapes and the pomace was easy to remove from the tank after pressing. I also use the vacuum pump to transfer wine degas wine and when bottling with a BevBright filter set up. When you consider the cost of other alternatives the WineEasy is an exceptional product.

Works exactly like displayed on the video. Very pleased!!

This thing works as advertised. I purchased both the Wine Easy and The 27 Gal Fermenator from Blichman and I press directly from the WineEasy to the Fermenator. I had to do a little modification to the Fermenator in order to create a sufficient vacuum to press from the Wine Easy but now it works great!. No mess I'm new at this and I could never imagine using a traditional press and all the mess involved. The support guys over there are great and were very supportive in my modifications in order to use the Fermenator with the Wine Easy.

I am extremely pleased with this product. I have fermented and pressed 4 different varietals with the Wineasy this harvest season. Starting with 14 gallons of Barbera and finishing with 24 gallons of Merlot the Wineasy handled them like a champ! The proof is in the pomace which comes out nice and dry when finishing the pressing operation. The best part of this system is that the fermenting and pressing all take place in my air conditioned wine lab. No messy pressing out in the driveway in the heat no bugs to contend with. Just remember when you use vacuum pressure to press that you must use a glass carboy. The plastic one would implode and the included bung only fits the glass carboys. This is a Great Product and I highly recommend it.