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We are putting our shop together and will be producing small(ish) batches to start and are looking for good used equipment. If you have anything listed below or know of a good place to get it please let me know :) Also, if I missed something feel free to add... Variable capacity stainless...

Thank you we will check them out!

Hi All, Vineyard planted but will be 2-3 years before we have grapes so in the meantime we are looking to source grapes to make wine. We are looking for Blanc Du Bois and Black Spanish in particular. Anyone know of a good source to contract for grapes (preferrably in Texas ;) ) Thank...

Is the crusher/destemmer still available?

Well, I'm in TX and that's perfect for what I need. But I'm supposing it has to ship freight and that would be pretty expensive?

Patience is not one of my strong suits, but I have a feeling winemaking will give me a master class in patience ;) I was thinking that I rack it and degas it, then add the k-meta like you suggested and let it sit and just keep checking it. I have read where some believe the clearing agents...

It's been sitting between 75 C and 77 C pretty consistently. I read on another post where the WE kits do not clear very well at colder temperatures, so I've been good there. Well...the DVD that came with the kit said to use the attachment as it will degas better than hand stirring...but...

Ok...so how do I do that? I have the mixing attachment for my drill and used that to degas previously...do I just need to stir it again for a couple of minutes? Thanks!

Hi All, I have a WE Washington Merlot (with skins) and according to the instructions it should have been clear and ready to bottle Mar 26. Today in June 12 and it's still not clear...not super cloudy, but enough that when I shine a light I can "see" the beam. I have been reading where I...

Sigh....SCIENCE...lol..yep that's a great point. Anyone know where to find a table of buoyancy coefficients for different objects (i.e. straws, for example)? :) But yes you are totally correct...don't know why I didn't think of that!

Thanks for the replies! Feeling much more relaxed now lol.... So the homemade hydrometer was just a straw with a bit of clay on the end. I put it in a jar of water to mark the "0" spot, then transferred the lines from the broken hydrometer to it with a fine tip marker. When I get a...

Hi All, This is my very first time making wine (making from a kit) and I am not sure what to do here... It is day 7, my hydrometer BROKE so I made a homemade one, but I'm not confident it is working correctly. According to it, I am at 1.060 SG and I need to be at 1.010 or less. According...

Haha yes I did.... Ok thank you both! Whew! I'll leave the fans on them and keep an eye on the temp.

Hi All, First time winemaker! I'm using the Winexpert Washington Merlot kit with skins. The instructions say to keep in a place where the temp will be between 72 and 75 deg F. I have a sticky thermometer on the fermenter (6 gal plastic) and since yesterday it has been hovering around...