Quote Originally Posted by GilpinGuy View Post
So cool, good luck! I got a $50 Amazon gift card for my b-day. Blew it immediately on a dozen swing top 16 oz. bottles, mini auto siphon and a hygrometer. I had to add $9, but still awesome.

A suggestion for those who want to acquire wine/beer/fermenting equipment on a budget. Search Craigslist frequently for winemaking, beermaking, etc. Over a couple years I outfitted my garage winery for a fraction of the cost for new. Carboys for $10-12, siphons, airlocks, brushes, testing equipment, an Enolmatic vacuum bottler, two new cider presses for 1/6 the cost of new, a grape crusher-destemmer, and an 80 liter bladder press. CL is the way to go for anything besides yeast and chemicals.