CALIFORNIA CONNOISSEUR NECESSITIES BOX

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR FIRST BATCH OF HOMEMADE WINE
MAKES 6 GALLONS IN JUST 28 DAYS

(KT120) This is everything you will need to start making wine with our California Connoisseur ingredient kits, including your choice of California Connoisseur, 28 day, wine making juice. This Necessities Box contains our best items. Equipment you will use over again and again. But more importantly, the California Connoisseur Necessities Box comes with clean, clear, concise directions that assumes you know nothing about wine making. Directions that lead you by the hand through every step.

CALIFORNIA CONNOISSEUR
NECESSITIES BOX CONTAINS:
Your choice of California Connoisseur Concentrate for making 30 bottles of wine in just 28 days. Along with this pre-packaged juice you will receive the following items:

Complete Directions
Pkg. of Wine Yeast
Pkg. of Bentonite
Pkg. of Potassium Metabisulphite
Pkg. of Potassium Sorbate
Pkg. of Fining Agents
And, dried oak, berries or herbs when appropriate to the style you select.
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The rest of the equipment and supplies in the California Connoisseur Necessities Box are as follows:

2 - 9 Gal. Tuff-Tanks with Air-Locks
Triple Scale Hydrometer
Hydrometer Jar With Base
Vinyl Racking Hose
18 Inch Stirring Spoon
Wine Bottle Brush
5 oz. CleanPro SDH Cleaner
30 Heat-Shrink Capsules
30 Mushroom Style Corks

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PRODUCT QUESTIONS

Q	Richard (Whitwell, TN) Does your kit include a carboy?
A	CustomerService@ECKraus.com It does not include a carboy. It comes with 2-9 gallon tuff-tanks which are to be used as your primary and secondary fermenters (in place of a carboy).

Q	Dave (Macungie, PA) Does this kit come with a corker?
A	CustomerService@ECKraus.com No, it does not come with a corker. The kit comes with mushroom corks that can be put in by hand.

Steve (Trinidad, CO)
Can I use any of the SunCal juices with the California Connoisseur Kit?

CustomerService@ECKraus.com
You can use the SunCal juice with the equipment that comes in the California Connoisseur Kit for the primary fermentation (the first 5-7 days). After the first racking, you would need to put the SunCal in a smaller container, a 5 gallon carboy or the 6 gallon screw top fermenter. The reason is that there would be too much head/air space in the 9 gallon tuff tanks that come in the California Connoisseur Necessities Box.

Jerry (Pottsboro, TX)
If I were to buy this kit, can I make wine (later on) using my own fruits?

CustomerService@ECKraus.com
You can use the equipment using your own fruit. You will have to purchase the ingredients separately because the kit only comes with enough ingredients for the one batch of California Connoisseur concentrate. You also may need a different secondary fermenter depending on the size of batches you make. The reason is that you do not want any head/air space in the container after the first racking.

Nick (Glen Burnie, MD)
I recently purchased your California Connoisseur starter kit that includes the 2-9 Gallon Tuff-Tanks with Air-Locks. I have a question about using those tanks as a secondary fermenter. I`m new to wine making, but shouldn`t there be less air space in the top of the secondary fermenter to prevent oxidation towards the end of fermentation? Would I be better off using a 6 gallon glass carboy for the secondary fermenter and make sure it`s filled nearly to the top?

CustomerService@ECKraus.com
Because these are 28 day kits, you do not have to worry about any head/air space in your container. There is not enough time for any oxidation to occur. If you decide not to bottle the wine at 28 days, you then would need to get the wine in a container with no head space.