Ok, well the 3Brothers are heading to our local winemakers supplier here in Pittsburgh, Pa to make our very first equipment and supplies purchase in the next few weeks. Our hope is to, at first try, to brew one 6 Gallon batch of Blackberry wine using (2) 96oz. cans of 'Blackberry Fruit Wine Base' from 'Vitners Harvest'. I have included our intended list of supplies and was hoping someone could review it and let me know if there is anything I am missing or anything we dont need. Thank you for any help.
COUNTRY WINES PRICES:
Tools:
Vintner's Best- 99.99
7.9 gallon fermenter with drilled lid, 6 gallon glass carboy, stopper, airlock, double lever corker, corks, sanitizer, hydrometer, siphon hose, racking tube, racking tube clip, baster, bottle filler, bottle brush
*Check Hydrometer for Brix* Hydrometer triple scale- 7.99
Carboy handle- 6.99
Acid test kit- 7.99
PH Test- 4.99
Titrets- 16.99
Titrettor- 6.99
Carboy Brush- 6.99
Jet Washer- 11.99
Subtotal= 170.91
Products:
X2 Blackberry Wine Base 96oz.- 69.98
(Diammonium phosphate)Yeast Nutrient- 1lb- 9.99
Camden tablets (potassium) 50tabs- 1.99
Pectic enzyme 2oz.- 4.00
Potassium Sorbate 2oz- 4.00
Potassium meta-bisulfate 2oz.- 1.99
X2 Red Star "Cote des Blancs" active dry wine yeast- 2.60
Acid Blend 1lb- 7.99
Tannin 1/2oz- 1.99
25lb granulated white sugar- 10.00
Subtotal= 115.52
Additional supplies:
Caps heat shrink- 3.99
Subtotal= 3.99
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TOTAL COST w/ Tax= 310.75
3 Brothers Individual cost= 103.58
COUNTRY WINES PRICES:
Tools:
Vintner's Best- 99.99
7.9 gallon fermenter with drilled lid, 6 gallon glass carboy, stopper, airlock, double lever corker, corks, sanitizer, hydrometer, siphon hose, racking tube, racking tube clip, baster, bottle filler, bottle brush
*Check Hydrometer for Brix* Hydrometer triple scale- 7.99
Carboy handle- 6.99
Acid test kit- 7.99
PH Test- 4.99
Titrets- 16.99
Titrettor- 6.99
Carboy Brush- 6.99
Jet Washer- 11.99
Subtotal= 170.91
Products:
X2 Blackberry Wine Base 96oz.- 69.98
(Diammonium phosphate)Yeast Nutrient- 1lb- 9.99
Camden tablets (potassium) 50tabs- 1.99
Pectic enzyme 2oz.- 4.00
Potassium Sorbate 2oz- 4.00
Potassium meta-bisulfate 2oz.- 1.99
X2 Red Star "Cote des Blancs" active dry wine yeast- 2.60
Acid Blend 1lb- 7.99
Tannin 1/2oz- 1.99
25lb granulated white sugar- 10.00
Subtotal= 115.52
Additional supplies:
Caps heat shrink- 3.99
Subtotal= 3.99
________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL COST w/ Tax= 310.75
3 Brothers Individual cost= 103.58