What equipment do I need to starting making wine?

Question

What equipment do I need to start making wine at home?

Answer 1

Very little equipment is required for making wine:

• Primary Fermenter (plastic pail)

• Secondary Fermenter (glass/plastic carboy)

• Airlock for carboy

• Syphon

• Bottle brush

• Carboy brush

• Hydrometer with jar

• Spoon

• Cleaner & Sanitizer

  When you are ready to bottle then you'll need:

• Bottles (approx 30)

• Corks

• Floor Corker (I rent one from the local shop)

I recommend purchasing a starter kit from your local homebrew/wine shop. They're normally really great and good prices.

Answer 2

Another great source where my parents buy most of their stuff is at midwestsupplies.com.

Answer 3

Here are some good resources for making wine at home:

http://mountainhomebrew.com/

http://www.wineworldfdw.com/wine_making.html