On December 1st, we look forward to being a part of the 2022 North Coast Wine Industry Expo held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds!
Haven't tried Flextanks yet? This year we'll be doing a blind tasting in our booth from 12:30pm-3:30pm with Black Knight Vineyards. Come see if you can taste the difference between a wine made in a Flextank vs made in a barrel!
We are excited to invite you to join us for this tasting and more in booth #143 with complimentary trade show access using promo code FLE143 . Register now, as online pre-registration is required, and promo codes are not honored at the door. This code will expire on Wednesday, November 30th at midnight.
To register visit: wineindustryexpo.com/registration.
FLEX-DOWN for the Season!
With harvest all but wrapped up, it's time for us to thank wine, cider, spirit and mead makers around the world for again making us the number one poly beverage tank in the world. It's also time to FLEX-DOWN (our version of barrel-down).
Loyal Flextank users are quite familiar, but to new users in the Flextank family:
The foundation of Flextank has always been for winemaking and now all craft beverages can enjoy our technology. The material used in our tanks is HDPE, a polymer with years of successful use and millions of gallons in production.
Our Flextank Promise: No transfer or absorption of flavor or aroma. Flextanks will not evaporate your wine or craft beverage at cellar temperatures. Flextanks are the perfect neutral barrel.
To ensure this happens, we have some basic rules that you should stick to in order to Flex-Down for the season.
- Treat your Flextank just like a barrel.
- Wash like a tank, with no steam. View Flextank Cleaning Guide here.
- Topping is minimized. Some flex in the beginning will allow for topping, but no evaporation means no regular topping.
- Run all the same chemistries you would for barrel. So2, VA, TA etc.
- Use less SO2, Flextanks are cleaner.
- Gas sparging the headspace is not advised, Think of Flextank as the best neutral barrel and keep it filled.
This we hope brings you closer to understanding the Flextank system of fine winemaking. For more information call 1-360-450-2694 or email flexsales@flextank.com!