Equipment and Gear

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2016 Best New Gear

Hot new winemaking products hitting the market in 2016.

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Moving Wine with Pumps

Wine is frequently transferred or “racked” into another vessel to leave the byproducts of the process (known as lees) behind. If you mak

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Homemade Wine Press

A reader shares plans for his homemade wine press.

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The Retirement Plan

All good things must come to an end . . . and that includes your winemaking equipment. Let’s run through the signs of when it’s time to

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Choosing A Wine Press

There are two common options to choose between when it comes time for home winemakers to press their grapes. Take time to weigh the benefits

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Starter Winemaking Equipment

Here’s the equipment you’ll need to get started at making wine.

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Refractometer vs. Hydrometer

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In the Wine Lab

As a home winemaker, testing your wine for certain things like Brix and pH are critical, while other tests are optional. Get to know the equ

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Making Wine In A Limited Space

For many home winemakers, space — or the lack of it — is the final frontier, the one thing holding their winemaking aspirations back. Se

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Choosing the Right Fermenter

Factors to consider when choosing the right fermenter for wine.

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Moldy Grape Press

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Can I Salvage an Oak Barrel if I Burned a Sulfur Stick While the Barrel Was Wet?

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Is this a sure way of determining that the barrel is infected?

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Testing Wine Barrels, Dry Ice: Wine Wizard

The Wine Wizard discusses how to test your wine barrels, and whether dry ice helps in the grape or must stage.

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Topping Up With Gas, Freezing Kit Juice: Wine Wizard

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Oak Alternatives

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Calibrate your Winemaking Tools

Your hydrometer shows that your must has a specific gravity of 1.100 – but how do you know that’s accurate? Learn how to calibrate your hydr

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Harvest Planning

The better you plan for grapes to come in, the smoother the big day of harvest and crushing grapes will go. Do you have all of the equipment

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Degassing Wine Kits with a Vacuum Pump

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Alternate Degassing for Wine Kits

Want a fast, very effective, and permanent solution to your wine degassing worries? Give up vigorous stirring for languid repose. We’ll walk

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When using oak cubes in a recipe from concentrate, at what stage in the process should they be added?

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How do you prepare ahead for topping up your barrels with wine? Do you set aside wine in a carboy to use later in the barrels?

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Building Diamond Bin Wine Racks

Step-by-step for how to build your own diamond bin wine rack to store your wine that is functional and looks good.

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Could you provide me some ideas on an easy and cost effective way to properly frame a stand for my barrels?

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Can I use a fish aquarium as a fermenter?