This is a wine thief. We call her Julie! If she shows up on your door step send her away! That is unless she has some wine with her.I'm sure I know the concept behind a wine thief, but not sure if I know what one actually looks like! Would I have one in my "basic equipment" starter kit?....can't believe one of my very first questions is such a daft one!!!
Looks like it Dans turn in the corner, don't worry Julie is there already, with a bottle of wineThis is a wine thief. We call her Julie! If she shows up on your door step send her away! That is unless she has some wine with her.
I have the fermtech thief from the above site and really like it except when trying to get a reading out from a 1 gallon batch where the thing isn't deep enough. So for those, or for just stealing a bit out of the top of a carboy to taste, I use my trusty old "wine only" turkey bastercpfan said:Grapeman's picture is better, but here's the web page for this wonderful item.
http://www.fermtech.ca/thief/thief.html
Steve
Winemaker:This is the one i use.
3 piece plastic thief.
http://www.finevinewines.com/XPListDet1.asp?MM_PartNumber=6897
B&WS:I know about the other wine thives, here is the one I sell...
This is the one i use.
3 piece plastic thief.
http://www.finevinewines.com/XPListDet1.asp?MM_PartNumber=6897
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