The Homebuilt Winery: 43 Projects for Building and Using Winemaking Equipment

I am rating this as a 3 star in hopes that people will read this review before trying to make any of the projects. Storey, the publisher, does a very poor job of editing their books. I have contacted them more than once to ask who does their editing, but just get the normal BS answer about doing their best. Many of the projects in the book cannot be built using the dimensions given in the project write ups. For example there is a full scale drawing for drive gears for a grape crusher on page 26, if you use the pattern the outer diameter of the drive gears are approximately 2 1/8 inches in diameter, the drive shafts for the two rollers driven by these gears are 2 1/4 inches on center, the gears, if built by this illustration will never mesh to drive the two rollers. The hopper (fig 2.4) of the crusher shows 1 foot wide pieces for the hopper bottom, this will make the crusher wider than the destemmer it is suppose to fit into, plus will leave a gap of 3/4 inches on each end of the crusher rollers, dimensions for the bottom based on the rest of the write up should be 10 1/2 inches. These measurement errors continue through out the book. I sent a 2 page list of corrections for chapter 8 on the wine cellar to Storey and have not had the pleasure of their reply as of yet. I like the projects in the book and find them very functional. The utility of the projects are marred by the errors in the drawings and dimensions, will make you have to test fit every piece as you build to ensure proper construction. Since I am not being paid to be a proof reader, I doubt that I will send any more corrections to Storey. I have previously suggested some correction of perceived errors in the Storey book on building a wine cellar, thay said I would be contacted by the author, etc, etc, but that never has happened and it has been over a years since I sent in the suggestions.

If you are a woodworker, even a beginning woodworker, and a winemaker... this is a terrific book.I have made several projects and they only require basic skills and tools. I always have a need to improvise, refine and/or improve on a design. I combined degassing, transferring, filtering and bottling into a sign contraption based on several designs I combined in this book. I filter down to one micro if I want to. It has a triple filter system including 5 microns to one micro plus an active charcoal filtration module. These can be added, removed or modified to my needs at the spin of a bottle. I can process ten gallons of wine in literally a few minutes with no messy clean up, completely degassed and filtered, ready for bulk aging or bottling or the turn of a inline valve. The machine I built could do hundreds of gallons. When I am done it fits easily into a box the size of a bankers file box from Office Depot. A commercial machine or machines would have cost me several thousand dollars. I did it for a couple of hundred. All because of their simple designs and their inspiration.Their detail and illustrations are great!

I can't say I'm a woodworker but I decided I'd say "Screw it. I'm building my tools and bought the book. The instructions are pretty straight forward. I am working my way through the building the wine press. It calls for 1X2 and I can only find 2X2 slats . I had to adapt the project to accommodate the size. I'm sure someone could have ripped the wood down to 1X2 but I'm good with the new design of the bowl. That said I know if I follow the steps then I'll have great tools to continue making wine. Just building this press will have paid for the book because I will easily save $100. This is well worth the money.

Came fast and was in great condition!Only complaint is the book is bigger than most the shelves on my bookcase (I'm being picky cause it doesn't fit next to the rest of my wine books lol)

The projects in this book are well laid out with plenty of detail. Some projects are more detailed than others. Steve uses a wine bottle scale at the top of the page to indicate level of skill needed for each project. One bottle being beginner level and 4 bottles being advanced. I feel confident that I could do a lot of the projects and some my husband would have to help me with. I especially appreciate the amount of ingenuity that went into documenting these projects. I'm looking forward to building the chilled wine storage closet, automatic bottle filler, wine racks and maybe even some of the furniture made from recycled wine barrels. The book also contains lots of helpful winemaking knowledge. Thanks Steve for a great book!

This book is a wealth of knowledge. When I was looking at partnering with someone to open a winery this is one of the books I grabbed. It was the most detailed and beneficial book I read. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to open a winery and receive real honest information.

The book is an excellent guide, well illustrated for those who wish to make some equipment themselves. Most projects are easily done by anybody who can handle basic tools and has some imagination. I liked the part about a layout for storage of bottles very much, it is easily adaptable to one's own room and has all essential measures! Even if it provides you with one new idea it's worth every dollar! Much recommended to every starter in making wines who doesn't want to invest in expensive equipment but make some him/herself!

There seems to be no end to the useful information in this book. My husband just loves it!

Você não vai aproveitar todas as ideias, mas se 2 ou 3 te ajudarem já vai ter valido à pena. Destaque para o pupitre que pode ser feito sim. Aviso!!! Não compre se estiver acima de 100 reais, tem dias que está 200 ou 300, mas logo fica abaixo de 100, espere e olhe o preço todo dia, eu comprei por 80,00.

Very helpful, great ideas.

Would purchase again from this seller and strongly recommend them to others. They set their bar very high and follow through.

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The title says it all; the Homebuilt Winery is a practical book for the home winemaker. A series of projects takes you from establishing the vineyard to relaxing in your bottle room with a glass of your product.The projects include a crusher-destemmer, a press and tools for fermenting, aging and bottling wine. There is even a design for a chair made from a retired barrel.It is written for the North American winemaker but the designs are adaptable to other regions as well. But watch those quaint old "Imperial" measurements!I am not sure that the Kindle version is the most appropriate to the practical constructor.I am happy to recommend this book and am looking forward to constructing the first project.