Equipment and Gear

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Can I use a fish aquarium as a fermenter?

Wine-wizard

I was thinking of adding oak chips in cheesecloth to a gallon carboy of red Zinfandel for one month; any experience with this?

Gear Guide

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Build 3 Winemaking Projects

Build a cart to roll your fermenter around easily, a stainless racking cane, and cap plonker.

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Upgrade Your Home Winery

When you start getting more serious about the winemaking hobby and find yourself making more batches a year, you may be in for an equipment

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Building a Cool Cellar

Many options exist for storing wines. But if you do plan for that dream cellar, this guide will help you, too, save headaches and money.

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Build a Filter Clamp: Projects

This DIY clamp allows you to change filter pads more quickly and with less effort, and costs less than $20 to make.

Technique

Barrel Care Techniques

Technique

Using Variable-Volume Fermenters

Variable-volume fermenters have a floating-lid that transforms these tanks into variable-capacity containers for fermentation as well as sho

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Can I use my copper immersion wort chiller from brewing with my mead or other wines?

Technique

Choosing a Filtering System

Winemaking is not a science but rather an art. There are many opinions on the pros and cons of the various processes that winemakers use. Th

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Wooden it be Lovely?

Oak barrels bring more to wine than flavor. Learn the ins and outs of oak barrels, from how they are made, how to choose the perfect one for

Wine-wizard

I picked up two very old glass carboys at a flea market and I don’t know what used to be stored in them. Should I still use them for winemaking?

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I just bought my first barrel and opted for a paraffin-lined model. Will this work or do I need charred barrels for wine aging?

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Pressing Matters: Build a Wine Press

Plans to make your own wine press.

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Adding Oak: Tips from the Pros

Winemaker John Fletcher of Hillside Estate Winery in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada offers his thoughts on adding oak to yo

Build Your Own Garage Wine Cellar

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Build Your Own Crusher

Plans to build your own grape crusher.