Wine Making Kits
Please note that we have discontinued our frozen must and equipment kits, but we have teamed up with Dr Wessel du Toit of Stellenbosch University and his father Louis du Toit to bring you red and white wine making kits.
Du Toit Winemaking kits
The Du Toit winemaking kits are again available to be purchased for 2009! I have two kits available, a white wine kit and a red wine kit (Shiraz). You can produce the wine with this kit in a relatively small area, about 2x2m. It would be ideal if you can do it in a cooler area, such as your garage, but this is not critical. The kit will have enough grapes must to produce about 7 bottles of wine initially. The additional winemaking consumables, such as yeast, acid, SO2 etc will be sufficient to produce about 14 bottles of wine in total. Items such as the fermentation containers, plastic bucket, airlocks and bottles can obviously be re-used a number of times. We quick-freeze the must, which ensures maximum protection of grape flavours. My son, Dr Wessel du Toit, who presents the popular garagiste winemaking course at Stellenbosch University, assisted me in compiling the kit.
The two kits will consist of the following items (also refer to the attached photos):
Red wine kits 15kg of High quality Shiraz must
- Yeast
- Yeast nutrients
- Fermentation airlock
- Plastic bungs for airlock
- 20L fermentation food grade plastic bucket with lid
- 5L food grade plastic containers for ageing
- 2L food grade plastic containers for ageing
- Oak chips
- Tartaric acid
- SO2
- Plastic pipe
- Funnel
- Plastic spoon
- Hydrometer or Ballingmeter with plastic jar
- 6x glass bottles
- Corks or bottle closures
- Plastic pipette
- Self explanatory booklet
White wine kit 8 L High quality white juice
- Yeast
- Yeast nutrients
- Fermentation airlock
- Plastic bung for airlock
- Two 5L plastic containers for fermentation and ageing
- Oak chips
- Tartaric acid
- SO2
- Bentonite
- Plastic pipe
- Funnel
- Plastic spoon
- Hydrometer or Ballingmeter with plastic jar
- 6x glass bottles
- Corks or bottle closures
- Plastic pipette
- Self explanatory booklet
The cost of the kit is R800 per kit (this excludes the transport and DHL cost if required). If you would like to order a kit contact me at louisdutoit@yahoo.com. Also remember to indicate in the email if you want red and/or white wine kits. The kits will be available for collection before the end of March.We can also DHL the kits to you if required.
I trust you will find your winemaking experience with our kits very rewarding!
Best regards
Louis du Toit
louisdutoit@yahoo.com
Paarl