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Homebrew is a commonly used term for alcoholic beverages, especially beer, made in an individual’s home. We stock quality wine making and beer brewing supplies for your home wine cellar or beer cave. Use our great selection of high quality wine making equipment and beer making equipment, wine making kits, beer making kits and everyday supplies for making your favorite homebrew and home made wine. Wine kits, beer kits, kegging equipment, grape presses, wine corks, wine bottles, beer bottles and more in stock and ready to take home today.

Beer Brewing Supplies People homebrew for a variety of reasons. Homebrewed beer can be cheaper than commercially equivalent brews; however most homebrewers customize their recipes to their own tastes, which tends to be more expensive. For instance, hopheads, or fans of beer with prominent hop flavors, can hop their beer far beyond what would normally be considered excessive. Dark beer enthusiasts can create beers, such as Russian Imperial Stout or Porter, that are the antithesis of the paler style that is commercially dominant, particularly in the US. Moreover, homebrewers have complete control over the amount of alcohol produced, allowing for the production of beers containing very low amounts of alcohol or very high amounts of alcohol. Ingredients for a basic homebrew include dry malt extract, hops and the ingredients of a brewing kit. Other recipes include honey, gypsum or brown sugar. The basic equipment needed to homebrew includes many household items: a stove, water, spoon, can opener, measuring cup, spoon and bowl. Then there are the specialty items you will need, including a fermenter, air lock and transfer tubing. The fermenter is generally a plastic tub with a lid; the lid contains a small hole for an air lock, which allows carbon dioxide to escape. The transfer or racking tubing transfers the homebrew from one container to another and is used for bottling. Look for tubing that has a rigid tube attached to one end. An open topped plastic bucket, a bottling or racking bucket, is used to transfer beer from the fermenter into the bottles. You will also need a thermometer to measure the temperature prior to adding the yeast. The sterilizing agent can be bleach or something special you purchase from a homebrew shop. Obviously, you will need bottles for your homebrew; for a 5-gallon (19-liter) batch, you will need three cases of new or clean recycled bottles. Use a bottle capper to attach the cap to the bottles. A bottle cleaning brush will also come in handy. Additional equipment that makes the homebrew process easier includes a hydrometer, glass carboy, funnel and grain bag. The hydrometer measures the density prior to fermentation, which allows you to determine alcohol content. If you use a glass carboy instead of the plastic jug fermenter, you will also want a cap, handle and funnel. The glass carboy is easier to sanitize because it doesn’t scratch. A grain or hop bag makes the job of adding grains to the recipe easier, although a strainer can serve the same purpose. Click here for a complete list of brewing supplies offered at Jungle Jim's.  (PLEASE NOTE: These items are subject to availability - call, fax or e-mail to confirm)

Wine Making Supplies There are thousands of home winemakers both in our country and abroad, which attests to the fact that winemaking is fun and easy to do. We offer the finest wine making ingredients and equipment as well as books and other information that will enable you to create fantastic wines of any category. Whether a novice or an experienced wine maker, you'll find everything you need here in our store. Jungle Jim's is your complete one stop shopping location for all of your wine making needs, including ingredients, supplies, equipment and advice. There are basically two methods to make wine. First method is with the fresh fruit, and we say fruit, but wine can make out of almost everything that is edible. This method depending on what you are using requires what can be expensive equipment to prepare the fruit for the winemaking process. Second method is with juice or concentrate prepared for winemaking. This method will probably provide you with the best quality wine. The juice or concentrate has improved so much over the years, and the types now available make the sky the limit when it comes to what kind of wines you can make. There are many things to assist you in bottling the finished product which allows you to present a bottle of your wine that appears as handsome as a commercial bottle of wine. Not only does home wine making give you a great deal of control over the finished product and a great deal of satisfaction in the wine you have produced, but you can save a great deal of money. Click here for a complete list of brewing supplies offered at Jungle Jim's.  (PLEASE NOTE: These items are subject to availability - call, fax or e-mail to confirm)

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