From 31 March some prices & rural freight will increase. In recent years freight costs have increased significantly. We have absorbed those costs but can no longer do so and will be adjusting pricing and freight charges to more closely reflect the actual costs of shipping. We have yet to calculate those increases but are likely to be an increase in the prices of bulky items like buckets and an increase for rural charges. We will try and keep the URBAN cost of shipping ingredients that can fit in a courier satchel at the same $8 and free over $100.
Exclusive to makewine.co.nz - home winemaking ingredients kit for 23 litres of homemade wine (made in 1 batch of 23 litres).
Use these kits instead of commercial kits like Cantina, Heron Bay, Winexpert, Vintners and Cellar Craft kits. Just as fail safe but without the high cost AND you can use fruit you have grown yourself, been given or have sourced locally.
All you need in addition to this home winemaking kit, is your fruit (or juice) and sugar. (& equipment/bottles)
Included in the basic home winemaking kit:
* 1/8 cup Potassium Metabisulphite (same function as sodium metabisulphite or campden tablets). You use this to sterlise your equipment and your "must" (fruit mixture that you are fermenting).
* 25g pectolase enzyme to break down the pectin in your fruit so your wine is clearer
* 5g Champagne Yeast (Lalvin EC1118 or similar).
* 7g Fermaid A, which is the nitrogen nutrient and has been specifically formulated for the New Zealand and Australian wine industry
* Online instructions and generic recipe (note instructions in photo no longer included)
* Unlimited email support.
Additional ingredients in the duluxe home winemaking kit:
* 1/2 tbsp GO-FERM® Protect, professional winemaking yeast protectant/nutrient
* 1.25 teaspoon tannin to add structure, bite and depth of flavour and assist with your wine's keeping ability.
* 100g bentonite finings to assist with clearing
* 2.5 teaspoons potassium sorbate. Use this if you want a medium or sweet wine to stop your yeast fermenting.
You can choose to add bottling options:
Champagne stoppers and champagne wires - you can re-use your sparkling wine bottles if you are making sparkling wine
Novatwist premium screwcaps - you can reuse your wine bottles with screw caps
