Buying wine making equipment

yogi1


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
13/12/2009 13:11

wanted wine making equipment airlocks, demi-johns etc.

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
13/12/2009 13:28

Why just buy it less hassle

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
13/12/2009 17:37

Been there,done it, got the T shirt,go and buy the bottle of your choice.Most grapes grown in Cyprus are for eating not wine making.

yogi1


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
18/12/2009 14:52

thank-you sienna and paddywack for your comments, you must be very sad people if all youve got to do is post useless remarks on here. happy xmas

Kambylikid


Joined: 31/10/2009
Posts: 148

Message Posted:
18/12/2009 15:05

call me on 0542 854 4329. I have a supply of what you need.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
18/12/2009 19:32

i agree with the others there is such a choice of good wines here why waste time trying to make wine from potato peelings etc like my auntes used to do, it was so bad all you could do with with it was to clean the sink with it no limescale after a bottle of her wine

poochops


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 64

Message Posted:
18/12/2009 21:57

just try using a clean white polythene bucket, one preferably with a snap on lid, no need for an airlock. If you c an't get a lid cling film it and prick a hole in the film and cover with a tea towel. You really don't need a demijohn as such. With all of the fruit growing in the coming months you can try all sorts of varieties from recipes on the net, though I must say having tried all sorts over the years, I definitely prefer a nice shiraz from the supermarket!

Good luck.

PS if you have friends over soon ask them to bring you some wine yeast, it can be painfully slow waiting for natural yeasts to start up, and a bit hit and miss as well.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
19/12/2009 01:57

Good luck with the wine making!

No matter how experienced you are, you can use a bit of luck in that game...

I think that the people who say that you can buy a better, more consistent product at the Supermarket are absolutely correct, but I think that they miss the point of a Hobby.

The pleasure that can be derived from learning and practising any discipline, whether it's wine & beer making, cooking, computing, electronics, photography, gardening and growing your own food, - whatever - and the sense of accomplishment when you get it right (or even NEARLY right ) makes it so much more worthwhile than the simple 'balance-sheet' equation might suggest.

Don't be discouraged if your early attempts turn out 'not quite right' - if it was easy, EVERYONE would be doing it!

And if you need an independent 'taster', my fees are 'very reasonable' - in fact FREE!

I've nearly recovered from the last batch of Home-Brew : -

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come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
19/12/2009 07:44

Grapes good for eating are also the best for making wine. Sweet grapes make alcohol without need to add any sugar.



The real art of wine making is knowing when to stop the fermentation. The stronger it gets the more flavour is masked by the taste of alcohol. To this end it's wise to invest in a Hydrometer to test the start, during and end specific gravity of your liquid so that you can calculate the amount of alcohol you've produced and know when to stop. About 12% is right for home-made wines.



Be prepared to share the wine with others is another tip!

yogi1


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
03/01/2010 12:03

thanks for positive feed back, we have been making wine for some time and it is good stuff, it's just that we have so much we need extra storage !!!!!!



yogi 1