On May 20, 5:51*pm, "bobdrob" > wrote:
> Mr. Tager! Brohim! *If you and your few thousand are in the greater Boston
> area, it would be my pleasure to be your winemaking personal shopper! *I
> have a *cousin* who can get things for you at a great price!... *The
> previous contributors raise pertinent points about your present and future
> commitment to this hobby/lifestyle. You can easily blow a grand on one or
> two pieces of sexy equipment that may amount to "overkill" regarding your
> level of commitment. *Post more info & you'll get better, more specific
> advice. A good place to start is: *1) How many bottles / cases do you want
> to end up with per outing/ fermentation/ attempt *& 2) Fresh grapes, juices,
> or kits? Semi-seriously, if yer near Beantown, I know people... * * *HTH,
> regards, * bob.
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> > Just joined the group. I'm interested in buying equipment to make my
> > own wine. I'm not afraid to spend some money (perhaps a few thousand
> > but no more than that) but don't know what's out there. Any
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My advice would be to start small. 5-gallon batches.
Read about the processes.
Get accustomed to the processes by DOING them. This will get you
thinking about how, (or if), you want to scale.
-Racking
-Transferring
-Measuring
-Cleaning
-Sanitizing
-Bottling
-Corking

My take is to try these, fail at them, improve your processes. This
will guide your winery equipement purchases.

For me, this is easy, because the technical details consume me. I am
always saying, "Man, if i only had this, or that"

B