pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
such.

you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
what would you buy.

please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
or $50

On 20 Mar 2007 16:58:51 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:

>pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
>been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
>such.
>
>you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
>what would you buy.
>
>please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
>or $50

Having to guess a bit about prices, currency, what came in your
equipment kit....

$5 - a spare hydrometer
$10 - Fermtech Thief
$10-15 - Auto Syphon
$50 - floor corker
$100 - a GOOD wine kit
$150 - a GREAT wine kit
$75,000 - an LHBS (preferably mine)

Steve

"Steve" > wrote in message
...
> On 20 Mar 2007 16:58:51 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:
>
> >pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
> >been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
> >such.
> >
> >you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
> >what would you buy.
> >
> >please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
> >or $50
>
> Having to guess a bit about prices, currency, what came in your
> equipment kit....
>
> $5 - a spare hydrometer
> $10 - Fermtech Thief
> $10-15 - Auto Syphon
> $50 - floor corker
> $100 - a GOOD wine kit
> $150 - a GREAT wine kit
> $75,000 - an LHBS (preferably mine)
>
> Steve


.....
$NZ1,600,000 that winery and olive grove that's up for sale... <hic> <burp>

Mike

On Mar 22, 7:02 pm, "M Lawson" > wrote:
> "Steve" > wrote in message
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> ...
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> > On 20 Mar 2007 16:58:51 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:
>
> > >pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
> > >been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
> > >such.
>
> > >you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
> > >what would you buy.
>
> > >please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
> > >or $50
>
> > Having to guess a bit about prices, currency, what came in your
> > equipment kit....
>
> > $5 - a spare hydrometer
> > $10 - Fermtech Thief
> > $10-15 - Auto Syphon
> > $50 - floor corker
> > $100 - a GOOD wine kit
> > $150 - a GREAT wine kit
> > $75,000 - an LHBS (preferably mine)
>
> > Steve
>
> ....
> $NZ1,600,000 that winery and olive grove that's up for sale... <hic> <burp>
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ya must have missed my earlier post about aquiring a plum grove.

Ya i know, they are plum BUSHES, but when they are 12 ft tall i really
cant think of them as bushes anymore

> $10 - Fermtech Thief
> $10-15 - Auto Syphon

I've found that I can do pretty well without a thief by buying sterile
syringes at the local horse-care or animal-care store. Little bit of
tubing on the end if you have to reach in a bit (but probably not if
it's topped off correctly...) And syringes are cheap and very
cleanable.

I'd skip the thief and get the siphon, otherwise nice list Steve.

Rob

Thanks Rob.

I love the Thief. Slip a hydrometer inside, sanitize everything, put
into wine, pull up, take reading, let wine go back into vessel, record
sg, clean hydrometer & thief.

Couldn't be simpler, except it doesn't work with small qauntities (eg
1 gallon or 3 gallons of wine.

Steve

On 23 Mar 2007 09:39:29 -0700, "Rob" >
wrote:

>> $10 - Fermtech Thief
>> $10-15 - Auto Syphon
>
>I've found that I can do pretty well without a thief by buying sterile
>syringes at the local horse-care or animal-care store. Little bit of
>tubing on the end if you have to reach in a bit (but probably not if
>it's topped off correctly...) And syringes are cheap and very
>cleanable.
>
>I'd skip the thief and get the siphon, otherwise nice list Steve.
>
>Rob

On Mar 23, 8:24 pm, Steve > wrote:
> Thanks Rob.
>
> I love the Thief. Slip a hydrometer inside, sanitize everything, put
> into wine, pull up, take reading, let wine go back into vessel, record
> sg, clean hydrometer & thief.

the sales lady didn't prefer the thief, as she tended (IMHO) to be a
bit lax in testing.

I got one anyway, $7 If I dont like it i'll toss it,

It not a big cost loss like a floor corker.

Well I must admit, I didn't use it as often as I could, but it still
gets used quite a bit. Check sg to see if its ready to come out of
pail. Check sg prior to adding additives. Take sample of wine for
some reason.

Steve

On 23 Mar 2007 18:50:25 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:

>On Mar 23, 8:24 pm, Steve > wrote:
>> Thanks Rob.
>>
>> I love the Thief. Slip a hydrometer inside, sanitize everything, put
>> into wine, pull up, take reading, let wine go back into vessel, record
>> sg, clean hydrometer & thief.
>
>the sales lady didn't prefer the thief, as she tended (IMHO) to be a
>bit lax in testing.
>
>I got one anyway, $7 If I dont like it i'll toss it,
>
>It not a big cost loss like a floor corker.

In article .com>,
says...
> On Mar 23, 8:24 pm, Steve > wrote:
> > Thanks Rob.
> >
> > I love the Thief. Slip a hydrometer inside, sanitize everything, put
> > into wine, pull up, take reading, let wine go back into vessel, record
> > sg, clean hydrometer & thief.
>
> the sales lady didn't prefer the thief, as she tended (IMHO) to be a
> bit lax in testing.
>
> I got one anyway, $7 If I dont like it i'll toss it,
>
> It not a big cost loss like a floor corker.
>
>
I don't know how well the hand-held corkers work but I am glad I got the
floor model. The local wine maker (Lau-Nae Winery,IL) convinced me it
would be a good buy when I started and it has been. I can fill and cork
a 6 gallon batch in about 30 minutes.

The only thing the wife won't let me buy is a winery or vineyard. I
think it would be fun! Hard work but still fun!
--
Mike & Cindy

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"Tater" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
> been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
> such.
>
> you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
> what would you buy.
>
> please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
> or $50
>
I'd design a nice label for the wine I'm making, take it to Staples or some
other store with a color laser printer, and have them print some labels for
me.
It really dresses up the bottles.

It's a lot of "Bang!" for $5.

"Tater" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
> been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
> such.
>
> you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
> what would you buy.
>
> please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
> or $50
>

$5 of the shopowner's time and wisdom.
$10 of the shopowner's time and wisdom.
$20 of the shopowner's time and wisdom.
$50 another wine kit <hic>

Mike

On Mar 20, 7:58 pm, "Tater" > wrote:
> pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
> been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
> such.
>
> you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
> what would you buy.
>
> please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
> or $50

I recently posted about my hydrometer meeting the floor.
You may not be as clumsy as I but get a second just in case!
Steve's post is right on the money too!

On Mar 20, 6:58 pm, "Tater" > wrote:
> pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
> been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
> such.
>
> you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
> what would you buy.
>
> please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
> or $50

I've noticed no one has said anything about spare chenicals/yeasts,
but this will be a good shopping list.

anyway, will be going to a town with a wine shop and will toss a bit
of cash to them, athough their prices quoted online are a bit above
what has been posted here(not much, about a dollar or two)

On 23 Mar 2007 09:42:14 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:

>On Mar 20, 6:58 pm, "Tater" > wrote:
>> pretend you are me, you bought a winemaking kit, and a wine kit, have
>> been pouring through instructions and pestering people on forums and
>> such.
>>
>> you wander into a winemaking shop, you have a $5 bill in your pocket.
>> what would you buy.
>>
>> please show me your ideas. also include ideas if it was a $10 or $20
>> or $50
>
>I've noticed no one has said anything about spare chenicals/yeasts,
>but this will be a good shopping list.
>
>anyway, will be going to a town with a wine shop and will toss a bit
>of cash to them, athough their prices quoted online are a bit above
>what has been posted here(not much, about a dollar or two)

Well Tater, I'm not sure where you live, not all stores price items
the same, and online is usually cheaper. But here's my list with
actual Canadian prices added...

$5 - a spare hydrometer - $7 Cdn
$10 - Fermtech Thief - $10 Cdn
$10-15 - Auto Syphon - $12.50 (for 5/16" id hose) or $17 (for 7/16"
id)
$50 - floor corker - $55 to 135 Cdn

Steve

I usually buy yeast & chemicals (especially yeast) as I need it, so it
doesn't sit. Lot of it has a long shelf life, but I prefer to have
everything fresh. If I have any doubts, I toss it and buy fresh.

Bryan


On 23 Mar 2007 09:42:14 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:

>I've noticed no one has said anything about spare chenicals/yeasts,
>but this will be a good shopping list.

I no longer use yeast past it's expiration; I now believe it's on
there for a reason....

Joe