Wine Making Equipment
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.
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:
Wine Thief: Allows you to take a sample and take a hydrometer reading from the carboy
The Whip: wine de-gasser
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Auto-siphon: Starts the siphon automatically
Fizz-X: wine de-gasser
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Portuguese Floor Corker: Upgrade your corker and make the job of corking easier.
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.
Better Bottle Carboy: PET container for fermenting. Comes in 3, 5 and 6 gallon sizes
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