Appendix A: Supplies and Suppliers
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Napa Fermentation Supplies
707-255-6372
Colleen crusher/destemmer

crusher/destemmer stand

crush basin (use grape picking box)

12-18 gallon press

10 gallon, 20 gallon, 30 gallon primary fermentation containers

Primary fermentation containers are food quality garbage containers. Standard garbage containers cannot be substituted because they would affect the flavor of the wine. five 5 gallon carboys and two 2.8 gallon carboys

two food quality buckets

fermentation locks

puncher

From Vines to Wines by Jeff Cox

bottle tree

bottle brush

All World Scientific
800-289-6753 or 425-672-4228
Jeff (x214), Roy pH meter

triple beam scale

weight boats, weight paper

electronic stirrer with teflon coated stirring pellets

high-low thermometer

refractometer

Brix hydrometers: 0-30° , -5-5°

wine thief

Kimwipes

buret stand

Propipet safety pipet filler

pipets (1 ml., 10 ml.)

glass cylinders

5 ml. pipet (graduated)

assorted beakers

2 each 100 ml., 200 ml., 600 ml. flasks

stirring rods

residual sugar testing kit (Clinitest)

malolactic fermentation test kit (fresh?)

pH buffers (3.0, 4.0, 7.0) (fresh?)

pH electrode cleaner and electrode storage solution (negligible amount) (fresh?)

Brix solution (fresh?)

sodium hydroxide (0.067) (fresh?)

hydrochloric acid (.1N) (fresh?)

phenophthalein solution (fresh?)

1 oz. each dilute acid & dilute base for acidity testing (fresh?)

potassium metabisulfite (fresh?)

potassium carbonate (fresh?)

tartaric acid

citric acid

beaker cleaning brush

pipets

drying rack

 

      The Wine Lab
      477 Walnut St.
      Napa, CA 94559

      707-224-7903
      800-224-WINE – order machine
      707-255-2019 – FAX
      winelab@aol.com

      Lisa or Kevin - ordering
      Michael Murtaugh – wine testing, questions
      our account code: ELLI.D

Pasteur Red yeast – 2 more

yeast nutrients

vinaflora oenos innoculation culture

Freeze this immediately upon receipt. This is the widely accepted choice for red wines, especially Cabernets. Leucofood The Wine Lab recommends their Leucofood nutrient with any malolactic bacteria culture. citric acid

copper sulfate

potassium metabisulfite (fresh?)

potassium carbonate (fresh?)

tartaric acid

floating thermometer

Reference Handbook (fresh?)

Products and Services (fresh?)

Fermentation Frenzy

991 San Antonio Rd.

Los Altos, CA 9402

650-949-2739 (949-BREW)

Brian

 bottle washer

5-gal. Pepsi container

oak chips

funnel

fixed siphoning tube

smaller bottles

bottle brush

backup source for:

three 5-gallon carboys

fermentation locks with stoppers

citiric acid

Prospero

914-769-6252

Tony (who is very bad about returning calls and following up)

New York

 Enol-matic vacuum bottler

filter for Enol-matic

Ben Fox Sales

209-523-7874

 10 grape picking crates Demptos Cooperage

1050 Soscol Ferry Rd.

Napa, CA 94558

707-257-2628

707-257-1622 FAX

Steven Spangler, Kristi

 medium grain, medium toast Naverre oak barrels

silicon barrel bungs

Demptos Glass

LaTour Court

Napa

 sterile bottles

 

Hardware/Grocery Store sawhorses as stand for crusher/stemmer

garden hose

portable sink, hoses, &c.

rubber gloves

bleach

distilled water

plastic sheet (3 Mil.)

string

clip for string

food grade funnel

measuring cups

mineral oil

permanent markers

brushes for cleaning

dish drainer

plastic spoons

Madco Welding Supply

1988 Old Middlefield Way

Mountain View

1.650.969.2323

 CO2 can

N2 can

regulators for each (the regulators are different)

Other pruning shears

tubing [Tap Plastic]

more oak spacers 12" x2½" x2½" [lumber yard]

corker [Brian]

Bottling bottles [California Glass, 510-635-7700]

-- buy bottles and corks with Brian for quantity?

corks [California glass]

bottle collars

wine labels

glue, glue applier

Other sources:

Vinquiry

Complete Winemaker 707-963-9681