People are saying this kit includes everything you need. Does it comes with a sanitizer to keep the wine free of bacteria or a hydometer?
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No sanitizer, no hydrometer, no yeast nutrient and usually no toasted oak chips included in this kit. I never use sanitizer....wine is acidic and develops alcohol quickly and therefore may not need sanitizer.
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The kit does not include the wine making equipment like a hydrometer or sanitizer. There is approximately $100 of equipment required including the fermenter, carboy, syphon, long spoon, hydrometer, airlock, etc. What the Vino Italiano kit includes beyond the must (juice) is the yeast, clarifiers, stabilizers, corks, shrink caps, and labels. If you are just starting out, I see that Amazon is now marketing a Mini Wine kit that makes a box of wine and there is no extra equipment needed.
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No. You need to provide the fermenting bucket, sanitizer, bottles,siphon, etc. This kit includes the juice, yeast, stabilizer, corks, labels, etc.
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It does not come with sanitizer or equipment. If you want to see all that it comes with, please check my video on YouTube. I make the kit from start to finish and show every step. Search for Sicilian Prince Vino Italiano.
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It is a complete kit and comes with everything you need to test your salt water aquarium. If you have a reef tank you may want some additional tests for magnesium and such. Oh and it's enough solution to last for years.
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Carol, the kit does not include bottles. In the past the corks, labels, & shrink wrap was included, however I would (to be safe) plan on buying these items only because they do not list these items up front as before.
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If you go on Ebay, and type in wine kit, you will find kits that include all of the things you need to begin wine making. Primary fermenter (bucket) racking cane, secondary fermenter ( 6 gal glass bottle)Hydrometer, etc etc. They run in the neighborhood of $100. do not get the cheaper kit with a plastic secondary fermenter. harder to clean, and not worth the savings. These kits are on amazon as well, and sometimes cheaper.
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This kit only contain the yeast and other products like the pot. sulfate, dolomite, etc. plus the grape concentrate. You would have to purchase the carboy, bottles, specific gravity gauge, bong, separately.
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It comes with all of those but you still might want to get your own. The reed is only strength 2 so you won't be getting the best sound quality, and it comes on the mouthpiece, not in a case. The included cork grease doesn't really work as the corks remain dry after applying it. The swab isn't great either because it comes apart when you use it. I've got yellow lint all over my case because of it.
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It comes with a bottle, either replace with the same or try another. it warns you what not to use in directions. I got the wales porta-pacs
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The shellfish derivatives are only in the clearing agents (sealed in plastic pouches). I have made four of these Chateau Du Reserve kits and NEVER used the chitosan or kieselsol on the wine produced by the kit because I have never needed to (I save it and use it on some of my homemade from fruit small batches that have a hard time clearing). I've found that the wine from these kits clears well on its own (though, I always add the bentonite before starting fermentation, and so that might be what does the trick). Go ahead, get the kit, and simply skip adding the clearing agents at the end.
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Wine doesn't need a preservative as the higher alcohol kills wild bacteria, you will need to get a stabilizer like potassium sorbate or Camden to stop fermentation. But other than that some sanitizer for washing your hardware.
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Yes, everything you need is included. We love it! Use it every day. It says to change every 6 months, but we've had it in for nearly a year now and the water still tastes great!
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I received a "how to" dvd with the kit. The instructions are very basic, if you need more detail you can try a wine making book. I used the detailed instructions that came with my wine kit that included the grape must, yeast, etc.
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the directions have to be follow, sterilization is need on all the equipment and make sure that your kit is not expired. The bottles has to be sterilize also. The wine can not have to much contact with the air.
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The cleaning kit is included (brush, wrench), plus a funnel used to test consistency. Additional spray tips are not included unless specified.
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It contains everything but the brewing equipment. It has the additives (including yeast), corks, and labels.
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This kit is ingredients only with corks. You need a starter kit that has all the hardware like primary fermentation bucket Carboy hydrometer siphoning hose corking tool. Etc. they sell those fore about $100
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Mine actually came with instructions but if any instructions exist . . . you can google it. Most kits include the first batch of wine pre-mixed. You might be able to find the recipe for the wine supplier by googling the name and type of wine.
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This kit has everything you need except the wine kit. It's best to by wine kits from amazon and they will have the Juice and chemicals you need. It's really easy to make wine from a kit but it takes 4 weeks. Way fun!