The Alla wine pipette, or wine thief, is a useful glass tube that, once steralised, can be popped into your brew, and by simply placing your thumb over the end, you can pull off a good sample of the brew
This is a very simple way to check the alcohol content of your home brew wine but remember – it is very approximate and you need to know how it works to avoid the common pitfalls.
It works on (still) wine only, not beer or spirits.
It will only work if there is no CO2 left in your wine.
It will only work if your wine is 8-13% or around these values
This is a simple, plastic hand corker to make corking your wine bottles nice and easy. So, instead of having to buy a heavy duty version here’s a nice compact solution instead that’s cheap and compact