Let's Vint! Basic Winemaking Starter Kit

You love wine, right? Can you make kool-aid? Well then, you can make your wine!

Small Batch Brewtique makes it easy to get started. Our Let's Let's Vint! Winemaking Starter Kit has all the basics to get started. In just four to six weeks you will be drinking 28-30 bottles of tasty wine that you made yourself.

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The base kit also includes the following:

7.9 Gallon Primary Fermenter with Drilled & Grommeted LidMany winemakers use a food grade plastic bucket as the primary fermenter to ferment the must (unfermented wine). This is great for making wine as the large opening of the bucket makes the initial mixing of the wine easier.

A lid with a grommeted hole and airlock is used to seal the fermenting bucket. An airlock is filled halfway with water to allow CO2 to escape while keeping bacteria and oxygen away from the wine.

6 Gallon Secondary Fermenter with StopperSecondary fermentation simply means that the wine is transferred to a second vessel to finish out the fermentation process. Using a second vessel accomplishes two things.

First, it helps to break up surface tension causing particulates to drop out of suspension. This results in a clearer, more shelf stable wine.

Second, it is easier to avoid sediment when bottling because you can see where the sediment is.

A 6 gallon carboy is a good secondary fermenter for six gallon batches, as it reduces the amount of airspace which can lead to oxidation.

A stopper and airlock is used to seal the glass carboy. The airlock is filled halfway with water to allow CO2 to escape while keeping bacteria and oxygen away from the wine.

Glass carboys have other benefits.

• Glass carboys do not absorb odors.
• Easily sanitized.
• Cannot be scratched.
• Will last forever. (Unless you drop them)

Bottle FillerThe bottle filler attaches to the tubing that is attached to the auto-siphon and has a valve on the tip. The valve releases the wine into the bottle when pressed on the bottom of the bottle. Fill the wine to the very top of the bottle and remove bottle filler. The filler displaces the exact amount of air space needed to cork your wine. It is a very handy tool.

Auto-Siphon & Tubing The racking cane allows you to transfer your wort from one vessel to another. It is made of hard plastic and is shaped like a cane. The end of the cane has an anti-sediment tip that draws liquid from above so that sediment can be avoided while transferring. Tubing attaches to the racking cane and should reach to the bottom of the vessel you are transferring to so that it dos not splash and introduce unwanted oxygen into the beer. Our basic starter kits includes an auto-siphon, making the transferring of your wine a breeze.

HydrometerThe hydrometer allows you to take gravity readings that help determine the alcohol level of your wine and more importantly, it allows you to follow the progress of your fermenting wine to ensure it is working and to let you know when it is ready to bottle.

AirlockAlso called a fermentation lock, bubbler, or trap. Easy to clean due to removable internal parts. Small pinholes in the airlock cap allows CO2 to escape during fermentation, but does not allow air back inside your fermenter. Fill halfway with water.