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Equipment Necessities
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Equipment Necessities
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Fermenter
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Description: Glass Carboy or Food-Grade Plastic Bucket
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| Average cost: 1-gallon glass carboy $4, 5-gallon glass carboy $25; 5-gallon plastic bucket $15 |
Uses: Fermenter for mead, wine & beer.
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Airlock & Stopper |
Description: Ballon; S-curve airlock or cup airlock plus rubber cork for bottle
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| Average cost: Balloon - $2 bag of 12; Cup airlock - $2; S-curve airlock - $5; Rubber cork - $0.50 |
Uses: Prevents impurities, wild yeast, and air from getting into the brew, but allows CO2 to escape. Cup airlocks are easier to clean than s-curves.
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Large Pot |
Description: Large, stainless steel or enamel cooking pot
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| Average Cost: 20 QT. Stainless Steel Pot - $35 - $50; 20 Qt. Enamel Pot - $120 - $150 |
Uses: Brew mead, wine or beer must prior to pitching yeast. Must be stainless steel or enamel, as any other type of pot will affect the flavors of the brew.
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Racking Cane
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| Description: Long, hard plastic tube |
| Average Cost: $5 |
Uses: For transferring brew from one container to another. The racking cane prevents sediment and solid ingredients from transferring along with the brew.
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Plastic Tubing and Tube Clamp |
Description: 6 ft. flexible tubing and clamp to fit on tubing
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| Average Cost: Flexible tubing - $1.50 for a 5 foot length at Friar Tuck's; Clamp - $ 0.50 |
| Uses: For transferring brew from container to container. Especially useful in bottling with the racking cane and tube clamp. |
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Bottles & Caps |
Description: Bottles and caps or corks
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| Average Cost: Wine bottles - $1 each; 12 16 oz. brown bottles with EZ Cap attachment - $25; Non-screw top bottles (cleaned thoroughly) - free from bars, parties, or personal stash or 24 from store - $12; 144 caps - $3.50; 30 Corks - $5 |
Uses: Bottle brews in preparation for drinking.
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Bottle Brush |
Description: Long wire with bristles on the end
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| Average Cost: 23-inch brush - $5 |
Uses: Necessary to clean carboys and bottles prior to sanitization.
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Hydrometer |
Description: Long, thin glass tube
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| Average Cost: $5 |
Uses: Useful in determining the alcohol content in your brews.
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Thermometer |
Description: Long, thin, glass tube
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| Average Cost: $5 |
Uses: Necessary to find the correct temperature of brew prior to pitching yeast. If too hot, the must will kill the yeast. If too cold, the yeast will go dormant.
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Sanitizer (or bleach)
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Description: Sanitizer: Food-safe chemical, usually in powder or pill form. Bleach: Add 1 Tbsp per gallon, then rinse the equipment.
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| Average Cost: 8 oz. Powder - $4; 50 tablets - $2 |
Uses: Sanitizing all equipment is essential to prevent infestion by impurities and wild yeast.
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Equipment Necessities
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