Friday, April 25, 2014

What To Know About Winery Sanitation

By Essie Osborn


Those who run a winery should ensure that it is kept as sanitary as they can. There are many ways to maintain winery sanitation, and using ozone is one of them, in particular. In a number of varying ways, this has been utilized for over a century in the treatment of water. From swimming pools to sewer works, there are is quite the range, here.

To be used with bottled water that needs purifying was the only way that was permitted for a long time, however. Recently, though, it has been permitted to be used with foodstuffs, which meant that wineries could be sanitised with ozone. There are a few areas, alongside general sanitation, where this is required.

This includes things such as barrel cleaning, tank cleaning and surface cleaning, too. Where ozone tends to be most used, the systems are usually kept in one place. This makes it easier to maintain health and safety levels where the ozone is concerned. However, with wineries, these systems will be mobile since there are often multiple operators, and this means that the safety of it is more likely to be compromised.

This means that it is incredibly important that safety features are kept in place. The system itself also needs to be reliable and well maintained. The way that ozone works is that it sanitizes when it interacts with microbial membranes and denaturing metabolic enzymes.

Alongside the microbial biofilms that it has contact with, it will degrade them. The ozone will, after that, turn back into the oxygen that it generated from after this oxidizing potential is released. While this means that the ozone will not be stored, it also leaves no residue behind. Every time it is in use, it needs to be generated, freshly.

In the workplace, it must be monitored as it is a toxic gas. There are also limits that have been officially set for the amount that should be used in the work area. This should always be known about if you use this gas. So that you are able to be safe enough, there are monitors available to get.

You can pick out the monitor that is right for you with the help of a specialist. It is also essential that you have a manual that tells you about how to properly use your ozone system. You should also make sure to keep records of how you use both the monitor and the system, too. Also, employ a technician who will come and give you verification of how smooth the system is running. Concentration and flow rates are among the things that need to be verified

One very important thing to make sure of is that it all of the ozone used is then accounted for. It could be that there are lots of leaks that have released the gas, which can be very dangerous. When it comes to monitoring, the way that you have used the ozone is important. You may be dissolving it in water for the purpose of sanitation. You might, on the other hand, just be using it to get a cellar fumigated.




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