Using the same equipment for beer and wine

[Duffman53]

I am thinking about making a batch of mead soon as well as some other wines.

Is there any potential issues if I used my brewing equipment to make wine? I am not so much concerned about bacteria since I wash, clean and sanitize my equipment. But is there a chance that my equipment could hold the aroma, flavor and color of the wines and affect my beers?

I guess I should be safe and invest in some extra equipment but I wanted to see if anyone on here has any input.

Thanks,
D

 

[Yooper]

I use the same equipment all the time.

 

[Stout-n-Braggot]

Sometimes plastic items will hold some aromas and infuse them into subsequent batches, but I haven't had much of an issue with that, If you use glass carboys then there is no worry there.

 

[IceFisherChris]

I've used the same buckets for many types of beer, hard cider, and maple sap. I haven't noticed anything. You can smell some aroma but I have never tasted anything from previous batches. The only thing that comes to mind is root beer... supposedly that lingers in your bucket.

 

[Stout-n-Braggot]

Yes, root beer ruined some of my siphon hose, and nearly my autosiphon, Soda needs to be done with separate equipment.