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Where to Set Up Your Wine Making Operation

admin — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:56:15 +0000

Making wine takes not only time but also space. The right kind of space. Finding The Best Wine Making Area With all the sanitizing, racking, and testing you’ll be doing it’s easy to see how wine making can get messy. Without the proper area you’ll definitely be leaving your mark. Let’s look at what sort …

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The Most Neglected Piece of Winemaking Equipment

admin — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:50:18 +0000

It’s inexpensive, easy to use, and easy to neglect. The cost of neglecting it, however, is all the wine your making. So what is this little savior of wine? The airlock. Why Are Airlocks So Critical? First, they keep out all of the undesirable micro-organisms that seek to ruin your wine. Vinegar bacteria, lactic bacteria, and weak …

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How Much Does it Cost to Make Wine from a Kit?

admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:10:41 +0000

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 …

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How to Use a Racking Cane

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:20:52 +0000

A racking cane is simply a hard plastic tube used to siphon wine from one container to another. Despite their simplicity they can be a bit tricky to use. The most difficult part of using this device is getting the flow of wine going. While you could suck on the end of the tube like …

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Equipment Required for Making Wine from a Kit

admin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:32:05 +0000

Once you’ve decided on what wine kit you’d like to make we now move onto what equipment you’ll need to get started. In this video I outline the minimum amount of equipment required to get going. You can always add more gadgets but this is an affordable place to start. In summary, you’ll need: a …

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