Wine kits are by far the least expensive way to get into wine making. It requires the least amount of equipment and makes the smallest amount of wine. Let’s take a look at what determines the cost to make wine for the first time.
The Equipment I Purchased
To get started I picked up the Vintner’s Reserve Shiraz wine kit. This included the grape juice concentrate and nearly all of the additives required to make the wine. However, wine kits do not include any equipment.
With that in mind I picked up this wine making equipment kit from Midwest Supplies. This kit included the following:
- Primary Fermenter
- Glass Carboy (6.5 gallon)
- Hydrometer
- Corker
- Corks
- Bottle Brush
- Sanitizer
- Airlock
- Carboy plug
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