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I am no authority on the equipment needed but my wife and I got a complete kit form our local supply store. It ran ~$73 and included: 5 Gal Primary 6 Gal Carboy airlock wine thief siphon tube hydrometer sanitizing powder corker 30 corks There are also some mail order places that...

My wife and I bought our wine kit and have our first batch of Merlot in the primary. I got the wine kit first since it allowed me to get it (wife is a wine drinker). I also figured that the equipment would allow me to make beer in as well (since the beer kits did not come with a carboy). We...