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4.8 | 176 customer ratings
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Made in Canada and marked on the bottom 6.5 imp gallons. 6.5 imp gallons = 7.80617 U.S. gallons. I measured and poured water from a 128 oz container and each time the water level came up to the bottom of the gallon line for it's gallon mark. The graduations are therefore marked in U.S. GALLONS. It's only marked up to 5 US gallons so I
I bought and returned when I saw it was 5 gallons and not 7.9. Read reviews and kept the second one. It is 7.9 gallons. We brewed our first 6 gallon batch 2 weeks ago and it held and showed bubbles from the airlock. Our previous brew bucket was a 5 gallon and even though we knew it was sealed, we never saw bubbles from the airlock. We
Nice enough quality, but a bit expensive for a bucket. However, when you're making a standard 5 gallon batch of wine you need 2 extra gallons of capacity in your primary ferment-er. You can't get a 7 to 8 gallon bucket at Home Depot and most trash cans are not food grade plastic. So that's my reason for spending the extra $$.BE WARNED
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4.6 | 1,005 customer ratings
92% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
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I have purchased two hydrometer kits. One of them came with a translucent plastic 250ml test vial and this one came with a 125ml clear glass test vial. Don't waste your money on the 250ml translucent plastic kit. The hydrometer in both kits is the same but why use twice as much wort to accomplish the same purpose? And why would
My first run on several batches over a day. I'll assume it's accurate - it seemed to measure the SG of my distilled water at 1.00 by line of sight. I make fruit wine and cider for vinegar production so it's not an essential tool but it's very nice to be more exacting when trying to set up to get a potential 12% ABV for the wine/cider
Bought this for the batch of wine that I made, and frankly, I can't figure out HOW to use this. The parts are well made. The marks are easily visible. But what the HECK do they MEAN? There's an enclosed 'guide' that tells me absolutely nothing. Online hygrometer guides seem to have different settings?Ie., my wine at 6 days after start
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4.6 | 524 customer ratings
89% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
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Overall I'm happy with the purchase, it didn't take long to get my first batch started. I have a few minor points to mention that could make this a better fit for those of us just starting to get into the hobby.All in all, I'm pleased with the number of non-standard recipes in the booklet, and I the kit has enough supplies to make a good
The kit is very nice for the price and it comes with everything you need except for bottles and fruit. Some of the parts are cheaply made but functional.The instructions are very vague as if someone made them in a rush. Several steps need to be added to the instructions as well as when to add each ingredient.The book that comes with it
What you see is all my kit came with! No lid for my bucket, no instructions or recipes, no ingredients to get me started....not even a top or the little burper that goes on the glass jug was in my kit. I'm very disappointed because I was ready to make some
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4.6 | 388 customer ratings
91% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
91% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
This Merlot kit has been great.I made a 5 gallon batch and added 8 to 16 oz's of extra sugar. This led to a ~30 proof product. I also added a bit of raspberry finishing agent pre and post fermentation. It has a really smooth taste, without the bitterness, but with a mid-dryness.This kit will not give you a full-bodied wine, but it is a
These kits can make a pretty decent wine, but you'll need these things:1) A basic knowledge of making wine from a kit. Search the interwebs and YouTube if you lack this knowledge.2) The understanding that cheaper kits like this are best made to 5 gallons rather than 6 gallons if you want something comparable to a $7-$10 bottle of store
I was gonna give this a second try . I have bought four of these Kits, ALL Fontana hand crafted . The first one I got was a cab and the juice was brown . Figured I'd blow it off once it had been sitting for a while . Needless to say, the finished product tasted like crap. Brown wine. Second package I open is supposed to be a blush. I
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4.6 | 225 customer ratings
89% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
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So I received my kit in the mail a couple days ago and couldn't believe all that it came with. It literally had everything I needed except for the fruit and recipes. Luckily, I had a friend who had a recipe book that I was able to borrow...whew...crisis averted!I just recently became more interested in wine so I decided this would be a
This kit isn't too bad for the price if you factor in the time saved having to do research and getting your own stuff. For the most part, everything in the kit is fairly nice with a couple of exceptions.The glass carboy is very nice and it includes an attachable handle which makes moving/tipping it much easier. The airlocks and bungs all
Have had to replace several pieces of this kit. Likely better off buying individual
4.5 | 796 customer ratings
87% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
87% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I bought this kit back in 2015, I'm still using it today. It's a great starter pack for anyway looking to try their hand at brewing/fermenting. This kit will get your started with your first gallon of whatever you so choose to make; the recipe book and ingredients included are perfect for that. I quickly took wine making up as a hobby so
I just received two of these in the mail (bought at the same time, in the same order), for we had our first brewing class and were asked to purchase one per student. Much to my surprise, we received arguably the same assortment of items portrayed in the advertisement, but things were a little different between both kits. First off, one
Put everything together and waited for fermentation. (I've made wine before, so familiar with process). No fermentation. Checked yeast. It was almost a year old. Most yeasts have a shelf life of about 6-8 months. This yeast was already 10 months old. I even tried after 24 hrs with original must to make a yeast starter. I added it
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4.5 | 627 customer ratings
87% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
87% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
This kit has everything you need to make wine at home, however, that being said,the process is very complicated and the instructions very basic. It appears that they assume you already know what you're doing. The instructions need to be step by step for beginners. So I will either end up with some muscadine wine, or
This is a great kit but just a little deceiving on the product write up. It only came with 2 packets of Sanitizer which are good for 1 gallon of cleanser per packet. Even if you only made cleanser each time you made a 1 gallon batch of wine you would need 15 packets. But you also need sanitizer when racking and bottling so you will
Good starter kit to get started into the world of wine making. Instructions are sparse, but lots of info online and good YouTube videos using this kit. Subtracted one star for not including a test flask for the hydrometor. Subtracted another because the screw cap did not fit my 1 gallon glass jug (threads mismatched).In addition to this
4.5 | 402 customer ratings
88% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
88% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I use this to extract CBD, I make ointments with it! Best ever, the Everclear come back clear and leaves a nice clear brown
Upon receipt of this majestic little beast; I unpacked it, washed it, put a gallon of homemade mead into it, and plugged it in. Two hours later I had 120 proof meadshine that was smoother than artisan vodka with half the proof. Combined with my conical fermentor, I no longer spend a dime on alcohol. For small scale personal use, this is
Nice stainless steel construction. Dead simple operation: the only button resets the unit (needed if the solution boils all the way done). Consequently, there is little control over the system (no option to control temperature, set a timer, etc).The instructions are a bit basic. However, if you understand the theory of operation, you
4.5 | 313 customer ratings
88% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
88% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
Although I am giving this a five star, I am not totally happy, because the "kit" did not have the stated racking/siphon hose, and the air lock that came with it, was smashed to bits. The racking cane was cracked as well. Thankfully, these are inexpensive items which can be replaced easily. I happen to have a few air locks from my
Great products! A few tutorial videos and do your homework, like understanding sanitizing, recording your hydro thermometer reading before and after and a great recipe. You'll have a great product for your friends and you to enjoy.Everything showed up in great condition, would definitely order more if I decide to go a little bigger for
The carboy is nice to have. I have discovered the airlock bung is best pushed into the mouth of the carboy before attaching the airlock... that way you can really force it down well enough for it to stay put. The bucket is useful to contain any spills (I use juice for my must). My biggest disappointment was the hydrometer... what good is
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4.6 | 136 customer ratings
92% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
92% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
This is the best distiller on the market. It will last for ages if you don't abuse it. It takes about 5 hours to distill a gallon of water. Buy a timer and turn it off after 4 1/2 hours. Don't let it run dry. The unit will overheat, and the reset button will eventually fail. It's also darn hard to clean if you let it run dry. By the way,
I love this product. I have had two of them. My only negative comment is that The first one lasted just under two years before a leak developed in the bottom. The second one lasted 28 months before the same leak occurred. Please note the second one was the heavy duty verson that cost me about $300. So that’s great water for apx $11 a
The only reason I’ve given this equipment a one-star is because there is no ZERO rating.Purchased the MH943SBS Megahome Heavy Duty Distiller from merchant going by name of MegaHome/NutriTeam based on reviews of the equipment. Several consumers complained that equipment corroded and began leaking water on counters; THIS MERCHANT
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4.7 | 70 customer ratings
92% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
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Used two packets already, first batch didn't come out well (something I did wrong). Starting some cherry juice and see how that comes out. Seems like really good yeast
as always fast dependable delivery, very good wine
Arrived in great shape and work
4.6 | 91 customer ratings
89% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
89% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
This still works very well - easy to put together, easy to operate, no need for anything extra. I did the first run with vinegar to clean it and three moonshine runs, very happy with the results so far. A couple of things that make this unit really stand out - 1) the bottom of the boiler has a magnetic layer, so works with my induction
First impressions: Speakeasy Distillers has great customer service. When I received my 4 gallon still the top was bent at about a 15-degree angle. I contacted Speakeasy Distillers and Rob from Customer Care contacted me about my problem. After sending photographs of the damage, Rob acknowledged the issue and had another slobber pot
First off I love this still, i managed to get about 130 proof off my first batch and double distilling got me to about 170 proof. A few things that they could improve on is moving the thermometer up so its not right in the boiler, it would help get a better temperature reading if it was up in the tube. Another thing is that because of
4.3 | 1,265 customer ratings
82% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
82% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
This is my 2nd still. I had to replace a columnar still given to me as a gift 10 years ago after breaking some of the fittings and not finding a simple replacement.I was apprehensive of this and other similarly priced setups based on the reviews both on Amazon and Youtube.However, I set my expectations that this was not going to be the
Let's start with the bad. There are no assembly instructions. Not really a problem if you are not a total goob. The stickier point, and therefore the loss of a star, the seal on the thumper kettle is garbage and the seals / lack-of-washers for the fittings to connect the hoses to the thumper lid ain't great. Finally, the cooling water
Why does the last page of the manual, have printed in all caps "KILL ME
4.4 | 162 customer ratings
81% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
81% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I only have one difficulty with this kit ..... I’ve had 5 rotator cuffs surgeries and had my e tire Rt. shoulder replaced. I’ve actually had a total of 36 orthopedic surgeries and the only reason I’m bringing that up is the rain handled corker I first bought is extremely painful for me To try to use. I tried it standing up the
With this kit you will not need to purchase anything else other than sugar, and the fruits you plan on using! Enough ingredients for 3 to 4 five gallon batches. I recommend that you also purchase a few extra plastic or glass carboys with bungs and airlocks, this way you can make a few batches back to back while racked wine clears. I
Missing half the kit! I am really disappointed. Otherwise it seems like a nice kit. The items that I did get seem good quality. Only giving 1 star for now. If customer service comes thru, I will update my rating. I hope I can give it 5 stars!Update: Amazon came thru and sent me a whole new kit! 10 stars for Amazon! However....the
4.3 | 519 customer ratings
83% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
83% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I was initially thrilled with this. Great still for beginners. Unfortunately it has been just over 30 days and the flared end inside of the thumper is leaking due to the nut breaking. This has rendered the still useless and just to buy a flare kit runs about $25 plus the nut I'll need, so I'll probably be moving on to a new still if the
The item arrived on time and is exactly as described without any damage! It is a great little still for doing small patches and also for experimentation with fermentation. Recommend to anyone interested in learning without making a large investment in time or equipment.The main chamber can also function as a fermenter to test and dial in
This product overall was built very well, the only downside was where the worm box sits. Being directly above the still means that it overheated quite easily and it couldn’t be left alone. After that i decided to solder extra piping onto it so i could move the condenser aside. It’s working great now and if it was set up like this in
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4.5 | 85 customer ratings
86% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
86% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I made wine! A nice young pleasant wine. Have 4 bottles aging. I got a little under 5 bottle overall and drank the partial bottle. Surprised just how easy it was to make. Kit has everything you need, except bottles."Tim Vandergrif Small Batch Winemaking" blog post was a big help. Seeing him make a batch through his 4 blog posts with
Bought this in order to learn more about vinification, and it helped immensely. This kit is complete, and the hardware is reusable not only for wine, but for beer or preparing mash, if you distill. Almost everything is premeasured, and there's very little to go wrong.I bought the kit over a year ago, and completed bottling around the
Overall its a fun activity but the equipment is really cheap. My graduated cylinder leaked wine everywhere and the wine thief is a real piece of junk that did not work... I threw both of them away. If you are planning on making wine more than once i'd recommend buying higher quality pieces
4.3 | 387 customer ratings
81% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
81% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
This was a Christmas gift for my husband who has always had dreams of adding his name into the rotation with Jim, Jack, Mark, Pappy and the rest. Overall, this product is great for the novice distiller wanting to learn the ropes of creating your own adult beverages. I gave the product three stars because much like previous reviewers,
The product is built well. It all went together very easy. However, when I tried to distill some water, steam was escaping from the lid of the boiler. I wonder if there is a way to tighten the springs? Or maybe add a thicker gasket to solve this problem. I would love to hear back from Suteck on this. I think this is a very good
The mash cooker does not hold pressure at all I had to vice clamp in shut to keep from bubbling over, and the seals on the thumper where crap so I had to buy new high pressure ones for the outlet and inlet lines all said I was very unhappy with this product as it came but after the few tweaks and flour putty it runs like a
4.3 | 358 customer ratings
83% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
83% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I purchased the 70L still for a specific project needing to be able to fill the kettle with botanicals. I figured for the price it could be a throwaway after a couple uses. To my surprise it was much better built than I expected and the kettle can handle a gas flame without issues (it's as thick as my brew kettle for beer). I was very
I received my still from this seller quicker than expected. Everything was in the box. The Styrofoam was in pieces so when you clean out the "football" and condenser make sure you use the water hose and flush out everything thoroughly. Before buying this still I was a little reluctant because some reviews and tube vids were saying it is
Great Product for Discovering a New HobbyIt works as advertised and is what you would expect for a device in this price range.I just added a Thumper to mine and am looking forward to trying it
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4.3 | 229 customer ratings
80% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
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Received mine just a couple of days ago. No damage. It looks wonderful. I cleaned it,and just did a quick run with water. At 212°it was sending water out to me. Can not wait to sanitize the still and distill so.e water, being hooch would be against the
So first off this. Is the best bang for the buck. With a few mods this can actually be pretty good .. for starts the negs. The lid on my thumper didn't exactly fight right had to buy a. Different lid. No matter what I was losing steam. The flex line they send is such a pain to use because it's actually to short unless you plan on
Applied magnet to all the pots both small pots were magnetic Fermentation pot was not, it is not stainless steel maybe aluminum or nickel . Very upset about advertising stainless, "misleading". Aggravated I had to pay $31.50 to return item back to seller. 0 out of 5 stars I was forced to click 1 star to submit
4.2 | 1,004 customer ratings
80% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
80% of the ratings are 4-stars or 5-stars
I've read the small handful of negative reviews on this item and I don't understand how any of those claims could even be possible. This thing works great, even on its first run. Just like any other still, wash everything before you use it, distill a few cups of white vinegar before every run, and you won't have any problems. No leaks, I
Great starter still, worked flawlessly right from the first go, no leaks whatsoever. You will need a small pump to cool the steam, and probably some ice too, but I even managed to distill some essential oils, as you can see in the video - mind you, it doesn’t come with that glass piece - I bought that separately. Given its size you
I've made about 5 batches with this still so far. It works good. The only thing is that this still is NOT ready to use right out of the box. I tried using it right away and I got copper pieces and a rubber taste to my moonshine. Before using you need to take all of the rubber pieces and put them in a pot of hot water. Put some spices in
