How to Home Brew Wine: Before You Begin

     First of all, you are going to need to buy some equipment. You can easily purchase most of it at once by buying a wine making kit like the one pictured below. 

You will need:

Primary fermenter with lid

stirring spoon

Measuring cup 

Hydrometer

Test jar

Thermometer

Wine thief

Siphon rod with hose

6gal carboy

Bung and airlock

Solidbung

Cleaning detergent for winemaking

Metabisulfite for sanitizing

Brush for cleaning

Thirty wine bottles

Thirty wine corks

Corker

     If you are new to wine making, it is best to purchase wine kits. These will almost guarantee professional quality wine, and include a list of step-by-step instructions from start to finish. 

     Additional recommended equipment :

 I would also recommend getting a heating belt to help regulate the temperature during fermentation. 

and I would recommend getting a clamp to hold your siphon rod onto the edge of the carboy. Also if you have a glass carboy they make a thermometer that is a sticker that you can paste on your carboy. This makes it easy to monitor the temperature.