Two Fruit Wines Im Going to Try First

I think I am going to start with a blueberry and a cranberry wine. Id like to get fresh fruit, but I may have to settle for frozen in the case of the cranberries. Thats fine in some regards, as long as there is no preservatives in the frozen fruit and they are flash frozen. It can even help, since it splits the skins and makes it easier for them to give up the juice. Im going to try with a gallon of cranberry and possibly 5 gallons of blueberry. I will see how this goes. I want to try fruit wines before I move on to the more expensive Pinot Noir juice kit!!!!!

Im traveling a bit on business this week, but as soon as I get back Im going to get a few more implements at the dollar store. Ive got a list of some other things Id like before I get started. Ive found I can do a lot of shopping at the dollar store, especially for some basic items like you see below. If only they had carboys! Below that, are some items I need to get for my next trip to the wine store, the excellent L&M in Syracuse. www.landmwines.com

• Sugar (white refined) (multiple lbs, also get container to store it in)
• Large spoon (or other long implement to punch down must)
• Turkey baster (for wine thief)
• measuring spoons
• measuring cup
• Graduated cylinder? (or something long/cylinder to do the SG/PA test with)
  
• Container for implements
• digital thermometer
• spice rack for holding chemicals
  

I also want to get a scale so I can measure the weight of oak chips for some oaking later in the process. (Not for the fruit wines)

At Wine Store

• Yeast energizer
• 6 gallon kit riesling
• Titriable acidity test kit
• http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=7439
• Pasteur Champagne yeast
• wine thief
• Dual Scale liquid thermometer
• http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=4719
• 1 gallon carboys