The Right Wine Making Supply House Determines The Success Of Your Vintage
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


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If you want to try making your own wine, find a good wine making supply house. These companies sell wine making supplies either by the part or as kits. They will tell you what you need to make wine, or recommend the appropriate wine making kit based on your needs and experience. You will need several basic types of wine making supplies, lots of hot water and bleach for sanitizing, and the determination to start over if things literally turn sour.

Besides the grapes, the most basic piece of equipment from the wine supply house is the fermenter. Several home wine making sources recommend a 30 liter glass or plastic container with a removable lid. This container will hold the grape juice and yeast mixture as it ferments. Keep the container covered while the wine fermentation takes place, but you must be able to open the container and siphon out the wine when it is ready. You must also be able to remove the lid from the wine fermenter without shaking the new wine.

Advanced wine supplies include a second fermenting vessel and a hydrometer, in addition to the primary wine supplies already discussed. Specify food-grade plastic for all plastic containers, or the wine may acquire an odd chemical taste. After a week, gently siphon the new wine from the first large vessel into the second smaller vessel, also called a carboy. Take care not to include any sediment from the bottom of the first vessel.

The hydrometer is a device that measures the density of the wine. Begin checking the density of the wine in the carboy after about 10 days. When it does not change for two successive days, it is ready to drink.

The next items in your wine making supplies are bottles and corks. What's the point in making wine if you can't stock your own wine cellar? All bottles (and all containers) must be completely sanitized before use. If the corks are not already sanitized, you must soak them in a prepared solution from the wine supply house. Decant wine from the carboy into each bottle. Buy or rent a corking machine if you don't have one. Some wine shops will loan you their corking machine. Include some classy labels when ordering wine making supplies.

Winemaking is one of those hobbies that you can spend as little or as much as you want. Beginners may require only a basic kit. Experimenters will probably want as much equipment and gadgets as they can get. Whatever your interest level, you can get what you need from your local or online wine making supply company.

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