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 Our Wine Equipment Kits have all you need to make a 6 gallon batch of wine including primary fermentation pail, glass or plastic carboy and more!

Primary Fermenter The  primary fermenter is the 7.9 gallon pail with lid.  During the primary  fermentation stage the lid should be snapped on.  Fill the airlock  to the halfway mark with clean water, put the cover on and wet the tip of the airlock when placing it into the rubber gasket .

Secondary Fermenter This  is the 6 gallon glass or plastic container or “carboy”. This is used for the  secondary fermentation stage along with the airlock and rubber bung (stopper).

Siphon hose To be used when transferring or “racking” the wine from one container to another by setting one vessel  higher than the other and starting the siphon.
 
Racking cane  This is the long straight plastic tube with a bend at one end and sediment trap at  the other end.  The bent end connects to the plastic hose, which goes into  the lower vessel for the siphoning process.  The other end of the cane  with the sediment trap installed goes to the bottom of the upper vessel.   Start the siphon process.
 
Bottle filling tube  The short straight plastic  tube with a stop valve on one end and a open end on the  other.  When bottling, set the carboy or pail up higher on shelf or chair  and set the bottles to be filled on the floor in close proximity to each other.  The open end of the tube connects to the siphon hose, which is  connected to the racking cane and is inserted into the upper vessel containing  the wine to be siphoned off
into the bottles. 

Hand Corker  Used to cork bottles generally with a #8 cork.

Bottle brush  Used  to clean bottles.
 
Long Handle spoon  Stir  with spoon end in open containers and opposite “paddle” end in carboys.
 
Sanitizer packet  Mix  according to  instructions,  into 1 gallon plastic jug and use a spray  bottle to apply sanitizer.  You use this on clean equipment prior to any  equipment use.  Do not use dish soap or detergent as a cleaner as it can leave a  residue that will taint your wine.
 
Hydrometer  Used  to check specific gravity and also calculate potential alcohol  percentages.  To check specific gravity, insert hydrometer into the open end of the tube it came in or a test jar(sanitized first, of course) and fill with  juice/wine until it floats. Grab the top of the hydrometer and give it a spin to release air bubbles that may cling  to the hydrometer.   Take the reading at liquid level.  It is a good idea to record the specific gravity readings at each stage.
 
Recipe  book  Read  the introduction  carefully to better understand making different size batches  of wine as this  recipe book is designed to make one gallon batches. Ingredients need to be multiplied (except yeast) for the number of gallons you make.  Whatever size recipe you decide to make, your carboy (secondary fermenter) needs to be full.  Most of the recipes are designed for drier wines as finished wine can be sweetened by adding wine conditioner; whereas sweeter wines cannot be made drier.  

Additional Equipment that is useful:

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Wine Thief: Allows you to take a sample and take a hydrometer reading from the carboy
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The Whip: wine de-gasser

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Auto-siphon: Starts the siphon automatically  
  
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Fizz-X: wine de-gasser

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Portuguese Floor Corker: Upgrade your corker and make the job of corking easier.
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Jet Carboy and Bottle Washer: great for washing bottles and carboys
    
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Carboy: Extra fermenters are useful.  Comes in 3, 5, 6 and 6.5 gallon sizes.
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Better Bottle Carboy: PET container for fermenting. Comes in 3, 5 and 6 gallon sizes

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  • Wine Making
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      • Private Reserve Ultra Premium Wine Kit
      • Reserve Premium Wine Kit
      • Classic Easy Drinking Wine Kits
      • Island Mist and Orchard Breezin' Mist Wine Kits
      • RJS Craft Winemaking Kits
      • Specialty Wines
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