What's the difference between the Premium and Ultimate kits? Which should I order if I'm new to home winemaking?
901890
I purchased the premium kit, and it has been great. I too was new to wine making.
901891
I was a newbie and purchased the Premium kit over one and a half years ago. I don't know the difference between the two however, the Premium Kit still meets all my wine making needs. (Start small and expand as needed.) Best of luck.
901892
this is my first kit. I can only answer as to how good this one is. im new as well. I think that the difference is the amount of equipment in the kits. the premium was perfect for my needs. however I did have to buy a funnel and a long spoon. other than that, it gives you exactly what you need to make beer and wine from the kits that they sell. I hope this helps, good luck!
1847922
I believe the ultra is just the newest one to come out. I have had both. No difference I could tell
1649595
It should have all the ingredients you need. 1 gallon of wine musk, packets of yeast, bentonite, kielsol and chitosan.You need a 6gallon plastic pail, food grade, and a 6gallon glass carboy. There are other small items you should have too and those are in the directions which come with each box. Vino italiano brand are very good wines for the money. Once you get the hang of it they are easily comparable to $25 bottles but be prepared to make mistakes even tho it is dummy proof and add a week to the degassing and a week to the carboy and you will be able to drink about 2 weeks after bottling. It should have all the ingredients you need. 1 gallon of wine musk, packets of yeast, bentonite, kielsol and chitosan.You need a 6gallon plastic pail, food grade, and a 6gallon glass carboy. There are other small items you should have too and those are in the directions which come with each box. Vino italiano brand are very good wines for the money. Once you get the hang of it they are easily comparable to $25 bottles but be prepared to make mistakes even tho it is dummy proof and add a week to the degassing and a week to the carboy and you will be able to drink about 2 weeks after... » Read More It should have all the ingredients you need. 1 gallon of wine musk, packets of yeast, bentonite, kielsol and chitosan.You need a 6gallon plastic pail, food grade, and a 6gallon glass carboy. There are other small items you should have too and those are in the directions which come with each box. Vino italiano brand are very good wines for the money. Once you get the hang of it they are easily comparable to $25 bottles but be prepared to make mistakes even tho it is dummy proof and add a week to the degassing and a week to the carboy and you will be able to drink about 2 weeks after bottling. « Show Less
2181318
I felt the kit I bought was very complicated to suit me, I have been making wine with my own grapes and add sugar, and then let it process, I have found recipes on the internet for wine making, My wine sometime is pretty good and then its not as good. I do use the big pail which comes in handy but would not have needed all that equipment. There are a lot of recipes on the internet you can use to make wine, even grape juice, or other juices.
1186233
This is a great kit and has everything except the juice. You can get juice on amazon for 55 to 120 bucks, which makes about 30 bottles. The juice comes with the powder and stuff for the batch. You will eventually need more corks too.
1342819
This is not an "all in one" kit. There are several other things you will need, and a couple things that will make things easier for you. This kit contains: instructions, grape juice, bentonite, stabilizer, clarifier, corks, labels. This basically consists of all the ingredients. You will also need a fermenter (could be a carboy or 6gal bucket style), airlock, sanitizer, hydrometer, siphon, bottles, and corker. You will have to transfer the 6 gallons between containers several times, so a second 6gal bucket or carboy is needed. At some point you're going to want to bottle it, which will require about 30 x 750ml bottles and a corker. Unless you want to just put a straw in it... All the additional supplies will likely run you a bit of additional money, but they're all reusable. Once you have them you just buy the wine kits to make another batch. So, the kit is just the ingredients and none of the hardware.
1619463
I think the only difference is the name brand. I went with the cheaper one just in case I didn't like it. Turns out, I really like and it was a good buy.
1186235
No, it comes with what it says only. You need to order your wine ingredients separately. Its a good started kit to making wine though
1342818
This kit is ingredients only with corks. You need a starter kit that has all the hardware like primary fermentation bucket Carboy hydrometer siphoning hose corking tool. Etc. they sell those fore about $100
52652
The price is the biggest difference. Raclette offers more of a variety, but higher price. Also more accessories and gadgets to mess with, if that's what you prefer. I prefer something more simple, easier to clean, less pieces and a fair price - that is why I chose MaxiMatic Elite
795386
I have found the 2-3 months for most wines is a good time frame. But some wine will be better at 1 year than 6 months and if it is still good at 2 years it might last forever. your peach kit should be good at 3 months. if you can save a few bottles for 6 months and 1 year. you might be happier with longer waiting time, its all about testing.
2262755
You don't need to purchase anything in addition to this kit. Any extras (more beer mixes, extra bottles, fancier bottles) are just bonus. The plastic screw on caps do come with for the bottles
1343570
I compared the Zazzol with pictures of the VinLuxe on Amazon and both seem identical. Since the VinLuxe is not available, the Zazzol would be a fine replacement. And I do mean fine. Cheers.
1905737
I would go with just what's on the packaging. It's an awesome product either way! Bought 3 bottles already!
1343566
Not much difference at all. It would take a far more serious wine connoisseur than myself to tell. Both smooth out the roughness of a freshly opened bottle and provide instant smoothness to a variety of red wines.
1483656
It's definitely geered toward beer. Some of the materials will overlap, but (not having made wine myself, but having seen the stuff they sell for it at my local brew supply store) you don't need as large a fermenter for most wine recipes, plus the instruction book is beer specific and won't help you. The bottle capper will do you no good and you'd need additional materials for corking wine bottles. So, basically, I think you'll want to look for a wine-specific starter kit!!
2041763
Then you want Pebeo for glass ! It's awesome and there's trial kits you can order .Be careful not to get the porcelain get wine glass paint the color are great you'll need a good brush read what they suggest. Also it bakes and is dishwasher safe !