Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
1 Carboy handle
2 #6.5 universal rubber stoppers with one hole
2 One-gallon secondary fermenters, glass
2 #6 rubber stoppers with one hole
4 Airlocks
1 Racking tube, sized to fit the one-gallon secondary
fermenters, but will work with both
5ft 3/8” plastic tubing
1 Hose clamp, 3/8”
1 Wine thief
2 Nylon straining bags
1 Two-handed corker
36 Wine bottles
50 Corks
In addition to equipment, making country wines requires a
variety of innocuous but nevertheless important additives. All
fruits other than European grapes will require additional sugar
in the form of either sugar or honey. Most fruits will lack
sufficient acid, though without dilution a few may have too
much. Likewise, most won't have sufficient tannin to give a
