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Wine Equipment

Winemaking needs less hardware than brewing but is far less forgiving about measurement. A hydrometer and somewhere clean to ferment will get you most of the way; the rest is about handling the wine gently once it is made.

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Wine Equipment

What we stock

Fermenter 25L open Head Drum (carboy)

Fermenter 25L open Head Drum (carboy)

Open-head drum for primary ferment on skins.

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30L Fermenter with Tap, Lid & Grommet

30L Fermenter with Tap, Lid & Grommet

Tapped fermenter — no siphon needed to rack.

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Hydrometer - 3 scale with instructions

Hydrometer - 3 scale with instructions

Three-scale hydrometer. The one essential tool.

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Refractometer ATC (Three Scale) Brix - SG Sugar - SG Wort

Refractometer ATC (Three Scale) Brix - SG Sugar - SG Wort

Reads Brix from two drops — ideal at harvest.

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Vinometer

Vinometer

Quick finished-alcohol estimate for a dry wine.

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63 Bottle Draining Tree

63 Bottle Draining Tree

Drains and holds 63 sanitised bottles before filling.

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Italian Barrel Tap - Large

Italian Barrel Tap - Large

Traditional wooden barrel tap, large bore.

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Italian Barrel Tap - Medium

Italian Barrel Tap - Medium

Traditional wooden barrel tap, medium bore.

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Fermenter Tap

Fermenter Tap

Replacement tap for plastic fermenters.

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Fermenter Snap Tap

Fermenter Snap Tap

Snap-fit fermenter tap, tool-free.

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1 x 375mL Baby Futura Wine Bottle with lid

1 x 375mL Baby Futura Wine Bottle with lid

Half-size bottle for dessert wines and samples.

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Funnel 30cm

Funnel 30cm

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Funnel 16cm winequip

Funnel 16cm winequip

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Funnel 35cm

Funnel 35cm

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Funnel Filter

Funnel Filter

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2L Flagon no LID - In Store Only

2L Flagon no LID - In Store Only

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The equipment that actually matters

A hydrometer is the one genuinely essential tool. It tells you the potential alcohol before fermentation and whether the wine has finished afterwards — neither of which you can judge by eye or by watching an airlock.

A refractometer is worth adding if you work with fresh fruit, since it reads sugar from two drops rather than a full sample. Its readings become unreliable once alcohol is present, so it complements a hydrometer rather than replacing it.

Everything else is about handling the wine gently. A tapped fermenter saves siphoning, a draining tree holds sanitised bottles ready to fill, and a decent barrel tap makes the difference between a clean transfer and an oxidised one.

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Wine Ingredients

Adjusting a must and not sure where to start?

Bring us a pH reading and a Brix or gravity figure. Acid, tannin and nutrient additions are far easier to get right before fermentation than after.

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