IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE HOBBY
If you are new to wine, beer or cheese making, we recommend that you read an informative book on the subject. For winemaking, we recommend The Art of Making Wine or the Home Winemakers Companion. For beginning beer brewers, we recommend the books Home Beermaking and The Complete Joy of Homebrewing. For cheesmaking, we recommend Home Cheesemaking and Making Cheese at Home.
Winemaking
If you are new to winemaking, we believe the best way to get started is with one of our EQUIPMENT PACKAGES . If you are not sure where to begin, start with one of the following: For a WHITE WINE we recommend this package. For a RED WINE we recommend this package.
If you would like to make wine from your own fresh grapes or fruit and you have bottles and a corker, choose this PACKAGE . If you need all the equipment including bottles and a corker, we recommend this PACKAGE .
Beer Brewing
If you are new to beer brewing, we believe our STARTER PACKAGES will get you off on the right foot. Our most popular equipment package is our TWO STAGE WITH EVERYTHING as it includes an ingredient package (Irish Red Ale) and all the equipment you could need to brew. All of the equipment is reusable and only the ingredients will need to be replaced for each batch. One batch consists of five gallons of finished beer or about fifty (12) ounce beer bottles. The DVD HOME BREW VIDEO COMPANION is also an excellent resource for the beginning brewer.
Cheese Making
If you are an aspiring cheesemaker, we suggest Mozzarella as the easiest and most rewarding way to begin. The recommended equipment and ingredients are contained in our 30 MINUTE MOZZARELLA kit.
