Homebuilt Winery [electronic resource] : 40 Projects for Building and Using Winemaking Equipment

ISBN:

9781603428804

Title:

Author:

Hughes, Steve.

Personal Author:

Hughes, Steve.

Publication Information:

Pownal : Storey Publishing, LLC, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER ONE: THE HOME WINERY: An Overview""; ""CHAPTER TWO: GRAPE & FRUIT PROCESSING""; ""Crusher""; ""Manual Destemmer""; ""Foldable, Rollable Wine Press""; ""Punch-Down Tool""; ""Fermentation Cooler""; ""Fermentation Chamber""; ""CHAPTER THREE: MOVING WINE""; ""Winery Dolly""; ""Racking Canes & Hoses""; ""Siphon Pump""; ""Vacuum Pumping Setup""; ""Wine Hoist""; ""Barrel Dolly""; ""CHAPTER FOUR: CONTAINER MANAGEMENT""; ""Barrel Room""; ""Diamond Wine Bottle Rack""; ""Silicone Bungs""

""CHAPTER FIVE: THE HOME WINE LABORATORY""""Hydrometer""; ""Lab Support Stand""; ""Malic Acid Test""; ""Chromatography Chamber""; ""Free SO[sub(2)] Testing Setup""; ""Gram Scale""; ""CHAPTER SIX: SPARKLING WINE: (MÃ©thode Champenoise)""; ""Riddling Rack""; ""Disgorging Freezer""; ""Disgorging Key""; ""Disgorging Receptacle""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN: FILTERING, BOTTLING & LABELING""; ""Bottle Tree""; ""Wine Filter""; ""Rinser-Sparger""; ""Four-Spout Bottle Filler""; ""Label Alignment Jig""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT: YOUR WINE CELLAR""; ""Drawing Cellar Plans""; ""Ladder Racking Jig""; ""Ladder Racking""

""Curved Corner Racking""""Waterfall Racking""; ""End Cap Shelves""; ""Diamond Bins""; ""CHAPTER NINE: BUILDING THE BACKYARD VINEYARD""; ""Cutting Propagation Bed""; ""Vineyard Trellis""; ""CHAPTER TEN: BARREL FUN""; ""The â€œWinedirondackâ€? Chair""; ""Decorative Barrel Stand""; ""Winery Stool""; ""Making Your Own Toasted Oak""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Subject Term:

Wine and wine making -- Amateurs'' manuals.

Wine and wine making -- Equipment and supplies.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Pownal : Storey Publishing, LLC, 2012.

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Summary

Build your own winery! Learn how to set up a home winery and construct all the basic equipment for just a fraction of what commercially manufactured products would cost. Leading you through the entire winemaking process, Steve Hughes includes building plans and step-by-step instructions for making more than 30 essential winemaking tools. From fashioning presses and pumps to the best way to fill and cork bottles, The Homebuilt Winery covers everything you need to know to affordably enjoy delicious, high-quality homemade wine.

Author Notes

Steve Hughes is a home winemaker who also has more than 40 years of experience as a building designer and contractor. He regularly contributes articles on building winemaking equipment to WineMaker magazine.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

This isn't so much about technique, formula, or protocol, but about building-literally-a winery in your home, right down to installing drywall and finishing a floor for the chosen area, which can be the garage, basement, or an empty-nest bedroom. Hughes, a building designer, contractor, and winemaker, starts with equipment lists so beginners can make up to 30 gallons per year, including everything from the eight-gallon fermenter to felt-tip marker. A one-to-five-bottle scale signals the degree of difficulty for each project. The reader is hand-held from backyard grape growing to glass tipping, so this might be suitable for beginning winemakers but not beginning woodworkers. Some knowledge of the latter craft and its tools are pretty much a prerequisite for those considering home vinting the Hughes way, which is also the frugal way. Additional steps, with plenty of diagrams, show how to make white wines into sparkling ones, how to build your own wine rack, and even how to construct the "winedirondack'' chair for sipping the fermented fruits of one's labors. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Wine making at home can be an expensive pursuit; equipment and supplies can cost hundreds of dollars. Hughes, a winemaker and contractor, attempts to assist home winemakers in building their own equipment and storage. After a general introduction to the hobby, the varied projects cover, e.g., fruit processing and storage. Although Hughes includes lengthy lists of materials, he omits information on tools needed to do the projects. Illustrations are minimal, lack good measurements, and do not show construction details. VERDICT This specialized book is for advanced hobbyists. Purchase only where there is demand. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.