{"title":"Winemaking Equipment","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"vintners-harvest-home-winery","title":"Vintners Harvest Home Winery","description":"A complete set of premium quality winemaker's equipment. Everything you'll need to start making wine today.\u003cbr\u003eThis equipment can be used for making 23 litres of grape or fruit wines or alternatively with the Vintners Reserve range of wine concentrates from Canada.\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e1 x Fermenter with clip-on lid\u003cbr\u003e1 x Carboy 23 litre plastic\u003cbr\u003e1 x Carboy Bung\u003cbr\u003e1 x Vintage Airlock\u003cbr\u003e1 x Grommet\u003cbr\u003e1 x Easy Syphon\u003cbr\u003e1 x Wine Hydrometer\u003cbr\u003e1 x Mixing Spoon\u003cbr\u003e1 x No Rinse Sterilizer\u003cbr\u003e1 x Cold Water Brewers Detergent","brand":"Vintners Harvest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18190608564297,"sku":"71150","price":274.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9832\/5321\/products\/vintners-wine-starter-kit.jpg?v=1544417955"},{"product_id":"18l-manual-fruit-press-with-filter-bag","title":"18L Manual Fruit Press with Filter Bag","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMedium scale fruit press for extracting juice from fruit pulp.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fruit press is designed for small scale vintners and cider-makers producing 10-60L quantities of wine or cider. This sturdy design allows you to press up to 15kg of fruit at a time and utilises a leverage advantage to press crushed fruits and extract large volumes of juice from the pulp. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike regular juicers, a fruit press ensures that the core of fruits like grapes stays intact, preventing bitterness in the juice, making it ideal for winemaking in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unit does not come pre-assembled and some assembly is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eImportant Usage Notes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePre-processing Fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e: Whole fruits cannot be pressed directly. Apples, pears, and other hard fruits must first be cut into smaller pieces or mashed before pressing for optimal juice extraction. Using a suitable mill for grinding these fruits will improve results, increase extraction efficiency and minimise risk of damaging the press.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Healthy, ripe fruits are ideal, while immature, overripe, or rotten fruits should be discarded. Ensure the fruits are clean and free of any dirt or mildew before pressing. This unit is not suitable for pressing hard or unripe fruits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJuicing Technique\u003c\/strong\u003e: For hard fruits like apples and pears, grinding them into a pasty consistency yields a higher juice output. Softer fruits such as grapes, raspberries, and currants don’t require grinding, as their soft flesh is easily pressed without crushing the cores, which could cause bitterness. We would still recommend precrushing soft fruits to open them up. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilter Bag Use\u003c\/strong\u003e: When pressing fruits, it is recommended to cover them with a filter bag to capture pulp and maximise juice clarity. If processing finely ground fruit products we would recommend using our \u003ca title=\"BIAB Brew In A bag\" href=\"https:\/\/brewhq.com.au\/products\/large-biab-brew-in-a-bag\"\u003eLarge Reinforced BIAB with webbing straps\u003c\/a\u003e instead of the standard filter bag pictured.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"KegLand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45867656970494,"sku":"77815108","price":209.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9832\/5321\/files\/18LWinePress_c716e0e2-de1c-481c-815b-e59282617346.png?v=1728371505"}],"url":"https:\/\/brewhq.com.au\/collections\/winemaking-equipment.oembed","provider":"Brew HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}