| Making wine at home can be a more
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| | garbage can|like a plastic garbage can)
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| enjoyable task than you think, especially
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| | with a non-airtight lid and a mark at the
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| with the home winemaking equipment kits
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| | 23-liter point
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| available today. Many times you could
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| | · · A 23-liter glass or food-grade
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| already have some of the equipment
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| | plastic carboy
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| necessary. There are many beer and wine
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| | · · An airlock and bung (a rubber
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| making stores popping up in most areas,
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| | stopper with a hole in it) for the carboy
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| so a quick searchin the yellow pages will
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| | · · A hydrometer to check the specific
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| find you the winemaking equipment store
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| | gravity referred to as 'sp. gr.' of the
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| nearest you. You can purchase a
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| | wine
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| winemaking kit to go with your wine
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| | · · A long, narrow tube or jar to hold
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| equipment kit from these stores and then
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| | the wine while you're checking its
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| all you will need are the bottles and the
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| | specific gravity (generally the tube the
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| time it takes to be ready. Sounds good!
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| | hydrometer comes in works fine)
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| To find out what you will need to make
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| | · · A dairy thermometer
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| your wine at home, if you take a look on
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| | · · A long piece (at least 1.5m or five
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| the Internet, you should be able to see
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| | feet) of food-grade plastic tubing
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| what is contained in a home wine making
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| | · · A long spoon that can fit into the
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| equipment kit. After you get your list of
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| | neck of the carboy and reach to the
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| what is in the wine making equipment kit,
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| | bottom
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| check through your cupboards, you may
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| | · · A wine thief to remove the
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| have some of the items on the list
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| | developing wine from the carboy without
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| already. Remember, anything plastic you
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| | having to tip it
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| use must be food safe quality, that's
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| | You will also need apart from the grape
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| very important. Often times it is better
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| | juice or whatever you have chosen to make
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| to purchase the full wine making
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| | you wine with the following:
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| equipment kit so that whatever you need
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| | · · Good quality water, this normally
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| to use to make your wine at home, will be
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| | means filtered water, not the chlorinated
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| used for your wine making and that alone.
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| | water from many town water supplies.
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| Wherever you purchase your wine making
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| | · · Wine Yeast, this is best tailored
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| equipment, ask if there is a recipe book
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| | for the type of wine you want to produce,
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| that comes with the kit, the store owner
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| | use bread yeast only if you can't get the
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| for good will, may just give you one to
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| | wine yeast. The results with bread yeast
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| get you started, never hurts to enquire,
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| | are generally not as good.
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| but if not then find out if they can
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| | · · A wine 'settler', you can use
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| recommend a good one to you. You could
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| | sterilized bentonite or isinglass and
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| end up with many wine recipe books over a
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| | they should be readily available from the
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| period of time, they are very much like
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| | winemaking stores.
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| cookbooks, there is always a better
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| | · · Potassium sorbate, to stop
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| recipe in the book on the shelf, there is
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| | fermentation, you can get this also at
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| that old saying about green grass. When
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| | the winemaking supply store.
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| you are starting out with your
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| | · · Bottles and corks
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| winemaking, then these wine making recipe
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| | · · Campden tablets, these are used to
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| books will never go to waste. You will
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| | help kill all the naturally occurring
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| get into your way of making your own
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| | wild yeasts and undesirable bacteria in
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| wine.
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| | must, but they can also be used to make a
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| Here is a list of home wine making
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| | sanitizing solution.
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| equipment you will need.
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| | Winemaking can be such a satisifying
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| · · A 30-liter or larger food-grade
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| | experience, get your winemaking equipment
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| plastic container (similar in shape to a
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| | together and get going.
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