Is this kit for beer only, or can I use it to make wine?
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Technically you can use it to make wine. Thats what I bought it for as. The only problem is you will have to get a couple extra things. The capper it comes with is for capping beer bottles and wont do wine bottles. You can buy a wine corker, or just pound your corks in with a hammer and a piece of rod (or alternative). It also does not come with yeast (your going to want EC 1118 for wine/mead). I would replace the plastic bucket with another carboy ASAP and be really careful not to scratch the bucket until you do. This is because bacteria get in scratches and crevasses of plastic and are hard to kill. So clean well but also carefully. All that said, you can totally make wine with this kit.
1483655
Technically you can use it to make wine. Thats what I bought it for as. The only problem is you will have to get a couple extra things. The capper it comes with is for capping beer bottles and wont do wine bottles. You can buy a wine corker, or just pound your corks in with a hammer and a piece of rod (or alternative). It also does not come with yeast (your going to want EC 1118 for wine/mead). I would replace the plastic bucket with another carboy ASAP and be really careful not to scratch the bucket until you do. This is because bacteria get in scratches and crevasses of plastic and are hard to kill. So clean well but also carefully. All that said, you can totally make wine with this kit. Technically you can use it to make wine. Thats what I bought it for as. The only problem is you will have to get a couple extra things. The capper it comes with is for capping beer bottles and wont do wine bottles. You can buy a wine corker, or just pound your corks in with a hammer and a piece of rod (or alternative). It also does not come with yeast (your going to want EC 1118 for wine/mead). I would replace the plastic bucket with another carboy ASAP and be really careful not to scratch the bucket until you do. This is because bacteria get in scratches and crevasses of plastic and are... » Read More Technically you can use it to make wine. Thats what I bought it for as. The only problem is you will have to get a couple extra things. The capper it comes with is for capping beer bottles and wont do wine bottles. You can buy a wine corker, or just pound your corks in with a hammer and a piece of rod (or alternative). It also does not come with yeast (your going to want EC 1118 for wine/mead). I would replace the plastic bucket with another carboy ASAP and be really careful not to scratch the bucket until you do. This is because bacteria get in scratches and crevasses of plastic and are hard to kill. So clean well but also carefully. All that said, you can totally make wine with this kit. « Show Less
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!!
1483657
it has everything you need. primary and secondary fermenter, bottling bucket, hydrometer, thermometer, some cleaning supplies. no bottles or ingredients. some people like to make smaller batches of wine this is for 5 gallons
1942014
It's typically for distilled spirits. This is the one you need for wine. http://www.amazon.com/Hydrometer-Triplescale/dp/B0064O94I0/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1384175905&sr=1-1&keywords=hydrometer
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Absolutely. We just made a batch this fall using the equipment from this kit and it turned out great. Your local homebrew supply shop should be able to set you up with the apple pressing, yeast, yeast nutrients, and sodium bisulfite. Other than those things, everything you need to make cider will be included in this kit.
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Don't know what you have, Nicole. Assuming you are starting from scratch you will need the "wine making hardware" which can be purchased from Amazon or at your local Wine/Beer making hobby shop. That includes 1 six gallon carboy (really need two), a hydrometer, floating thermometer, stirring paddle, six gallon fermenting bucket, corking tool, wine "trap" to perform hydrometer readings, air lock (preferably 2), 6' of clear tubing. In addition to these basics I'd recommend an auto syphon. Once completed you will need bottles which can be purchased or have someone you know at a pub to save their wine bottles for you....remove labels (recommend removing with hot water, then run cold water over the glued area and remove hardened glue with a single edge razor blade. Rinse in super hot water then sanitize before filling. This kit will make 30 bottles (750ml) or 15 of the 1.5 liter. I like to fill some of both.
2110444
I suppose it is, but we bought it to "try" to make beer glasses - it didn't work the beer glass is a lot thinner than wine bottles and they kept breaking
1823840
you need sterilizing chemicals, yeast, stabilizing chemicals, and clarifying chemicals. I just buy the kits. They are simple and make surprisingly good wine.
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This is NOT the complete beer making kit. It's only a recipe mix packet with ingredients - grain / yeast / hops used to make another 1 gallon batch after you've bought the kit. The actual full beer making kit includes most of the items you would need to make this recipe. Even if you buy a full kit, you would still need a 2 gallon pot (or 3 gallon would work if you have one) Having 2 pots of that approximate size will make the process much easier. You'll need a double-mesh strainer, a funnel (both approximately 8" diameter). maple syrup, and the instructions. You can download the instructions from Brooklyn Brewshop's website to get a better idea of the process. Hope this helps. This is NOT the complete beer making kit. It's only a recipe mix packet with ingredients - grain / yeast / hops used to make another 1 gallon batch after you've bought the kit. The actual full beer making kit includes most of the items you would need to make this recipe. Even if you buy a full kit, you would still need a 2 gallon pot (or 3 gallon would work if you have one) Having 2 pots of that approximate size will make the process much easier. You'll need a double-mesh strainer, a funnel (both approximately 8" diameter). maple syrup, and the instructions. You can download the... » Read More This is NOT the complete beer making kit. It's only a recipe mix packet with ingredients - grain / yeast / hops used to make another 1 gallon batch after you've bought the kit. The actual full beer making kit includes most of the items you would need to make this recipe. Even if you buy a full kit, you would still need a 2 gallon pot (or 3 gallon would work if you have one) Having 2 pots of that approximate size will make the process much easier. You'll need a double-mesh strainer, a funnel (both approximately 8" diameter). maple syrup, and the instructions. You can download the instructions from Brooklyn Brewshop's website to get a better idea of the process. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Yes, you certainly can. I homebrew beer as well and I bought this for my stepson so you could make some with me glass bottles and caps
884015
Mine actually came with instructions but if any instructions exist . . . you can google it. Most kits include the first batch of wine pre-mixed. You might be able to find the recipe for the wine supplier by googling the name and type of wine.
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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.
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Yes, the Ice wine is a 3 gallon kit. The first one I tried produced the best wine I have ever made. I liked it so much, I purchased a second one, but ran into stuck fermentation. I can't figure out why the second one didn't ferment. I know the ice wines have much higher brix and when you get into high sugar concentrations it can cause problems with yeast even surviving. I ended up throwing out the second attempt, but still remember the first batch.
454641
Well, no. This is the milled malt mixture, dry yeast packet and hop pellets. You will need your brewing equipment, plus water and maple syrup. I recommend grade B syrup as it will give you more flavor, grade A tends to get converted more completely by yeast leaving you with more alcohol and less maple goodness.That being said, give this a try if your ambient temp is in the low 70 degree range. Most people who tried the beer I made from this kit were impressed! I'm tweaking it and making a larger 5 gal batch this fall.
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The kit is basic in the sense that it includes all of the equipment needed to make a batch of wine excluding the ingredients. Therefore, if this is your first batch, I would recommend a wine kit from a local wine/beer making supply store to use this equipment with, as opposed to making the wine from scratch (from the actual grapes). Making from scratch would require a grape crusher and a press + ingredients, whereas making from a wine kit (with the equipment from this kit) includes the juice already squeezed from the grapes; yeast; preservative; clearing agent; etc. I would recommend Wine Expert wine kits which yields 6 gallons of wine using the wine making kit. The Wine Expert kits we enjoy are the Italian red wines like brunello and amarone. The cost about $130, and they include the "must" which consists of the skins of the grapes after they are crushed and makes for a high quality wine. The wine kits are fail safe and the wine is amazing; they all yield 30 bottles. You will need to purchase or save and clean 30 bottles. If you purchase them at the local wine supply shop or online, they will cost you around $1 per bottle. Your total cost per bottle using the high end WineExpert kit and the bottles works out to around $8 per bottle and worth every penny in my opinion. Their are cheaper wine kits but we prefer the high end kits which contain the "must". With this delux making kit. We have turned out 3 batches of kits and two batches from scratch. I would recommend purchasing an extra 6 gallon carboy (spelling) which is that big glass bottle you see in the picture. Trust me, it will be used for racking (siphoning finished product) from one to another. So in all, extra purches include 30 bottles, extra bag of corks (enough corks ar included but you will want extra for consecutive batches); a 6 gallon carboy; and a wine kit. Hope this helps!! Enjoy, --christopher
1844004
The mister beer kit comes with a couple of beer samples. You'd buy this product to continue brewing, but maybe with a different variety.
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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.
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The kit is designed for 1-gallon batches so you can use the included equipment with any 1-gallon recipe/kit. Lots of recipes and kits are available online and you can even reuse the yeast from your previous batch if you're careful to be sanitary in your brewing/fermenting/bottling process. Online homebrew forums are a wealth of knowledge.
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This kit only contain the yeast and other products like the pot. sulfate, dolomite, etc. plus the grape concentrate. You would have to purchase the carboy, bottles, specific gravity gauge, bong, separately.