{"product_id":"red-wine-making-starter-kit","title":"Red Wine Making Starter Kit with 20 L Glass Demijohn","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe gear we’d put together for anyone making their first red. Everything here is something we sell on its own and use ourselves, bundled so you’re not standing in the aisle wondering what you’ve forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA 20 L batch fills around 24 to 26 standard 750 ml bottles once the wine is racked off its sediment. That’s enough to learn the process without committing a whole garage to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrapes or juice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWine bottles. See our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/glass-and-p-e-t-bottles\"\u003ewine bottles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bucket or vat, if you’re crushing whole grapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClean and sanitise\u003c\/strong\u003e the demijohn, airlock and syphon with a metabisulphite solution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFill and pitch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add your juice or crushed grapes, plus nutrient and yeast following the directions on each pack. Take a hydrometer reading before fermentation starts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFerment\u003c\/strong\u003e with the airlock fitted. Keep the demijohn somewhere with a steady temperature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck it’s finished.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the hydrometer reading stops changing over a few days, fermentation is done.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRack\u003c\/strong\u003e the wine off the sediment with the syphon, and let it clear. Don’t rush this. Wine bottled too early tastes thin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottle and cork.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fill your bottles, drive the corks home with the hand corker, and give it time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNew to it? Read our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/all\/step-by-step-wine-making\"\u003estep-by-step wine making guide\u003c\/a\u003e, or pop into Laverton North or Epping and we’ll walk you through it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Artisans Bottega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67981707739504,"sku":"PK-RED-WINE-KIT","price":195.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/0958\/8795\/files\/hf_20261027_052758_89b9bd54-c730-40cc-b37a-29b82c9ab3d4.png?v=1793078973","url":"https:\/\/artisansbottega.com.au\/products\/red-wine-making-starter-kit","provider":"The Artisans Bottega","version":"1.0","type":"link"}