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Home wine making starter equipment kit with carboy, fermenter, hydrometer and tubing
Equipment

The Whole Darn Starter Kit

Everything you need on day one — minus the wine itself.

Russ & Todd approvedBeginner top pickBuy once

If you are buying a wine kit, you also need the gear to actually make it. This is the all-in-one bundle: primary fermenter, glass carboy, airlock, hydrometer, siphon, sanitizer, the works.

Russ insists you do NOT cheap out on the carboy. We learned that one the hard way, in a way that involved a wet-vac and a lot of regret.

Where to buy

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Why we like it

One purchase and you are set up for years. The hydrometer alone will save you from at least one bad batch.

Who it's for

Anyone making their first batch ever, or upgrading from a borrowed setup.

What's in the box

  • Primary fermenter bucket with lid + airlock
  • Glass secondary carboy
  • Hydrometer + test jar
  • Siphon hose, racking cane, bottle filler
  • No-rinse sanitizer

Goes well with

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Bottling
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Bottles, corks, a corker — and yes, painters tape.

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