So, you want to buy a startup kit for a new Homebrewer or Wine maker...
To make it less confusing, let Karp’s make a few suggestions.

Homebrewer's Gift Guide

A new brewer will need a complete hardware kit and a complete ingredient kit(most about $28-35). That’s all the ‘must have’ stuff. With that, you’ve made a brewer. The Pale Ale, Stout, and Amber kits are the three most popular ingredient kits.

Highly recommended is a brass bottle washer. It’s almost a necessity, and certainly a new brewer will buy one for his or her second batch.

The only other two things you should consider for the first time brewer are empty bottles and a brewers book. We recommend a number of books for beginners, but you can’t beat the book titled, Seven Barrel Brewery. Good bottles from store-bought beer can be reused, if you have a good supply you don’t need more. Twist off type bottles can not be used for homebrewing. Only bottles with pry off caps can be used.

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Wine Makers Gift Guide.

Thinking about getting a friend or loved one started on wine making? It is as simple as this:

1. Start with The Master Vintner Equipment Kit, which includes all the winemaking equipment required, plus 100 corks and a bottle corker. This kit is reusable over and over again, and comes with enough corks for three batches of wine.
2. Add one ingredient kit. Chose your favorite style of wine. Our wine kits page has all the popular choices. Merlot, Bordeaux, Chardonnay and Chablis are among the most popular. Each kit makes 6 gallons of excellent quality table wine.
3. Thirty-six wine bottles. Many winemakers reuse wine bottles from store-bought wine. We are happy to sell you new bottles, but keep in mind that they are expensive to ship. Recycling wine bottles is perfectly OK, and very PC.

Some additional gift ideas for beginner or experienced vintners;

1. All hobbyists love books about their hobby. Consider buying a wine making book. We have books for beginners and advanced winemakers. We have special books about making wine from grapes, from fruits or from honey.

2. Carboys and accessories. Every winemaker can use another carboy, or accessories for carrying and handling carboys.

3. Brass Bottle washers. Just like having a small pressure washer in your sink. Saves 90% of the water required to wash bottles with only a kitchen faucet. Every wine maker can use a standard or Fermtech bottle washer.

If you need something you do not see here, please don't hesitate to call or email us, we'll get right back to you.

Store Hours:
Mon-Fri -- 8:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday -- 8:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday -- 9am to 3pm