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North Mountain Supply brewing and wine supplies

North Mountain Supply fermenters, Italian glass carboys, cappers, bottles, caps, corkers, corks, wine acids, finings, sorbate and nutrients.

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Fermenters & temp controlFermenters & temp control: 55Bottling & cappingBottling & capping: 55Hydrometers & metersHydrometers & meters: 22Yeast & nutrientsYeast & nutrients: 11Brewing chemicals & waterBrewing chemicals & water: 66Wine, cider, mead & kombuchaWine, cider, mead & kombucha: 66

What North Mountain Supply makes in our catalogue

North Mountain Supply covers both beer and wine. For fermentation: a 2 gal bucket with airlock, a 25 L Italian square fermenter, a 5 gal Italian glass carboy set with stoppers, airlock and dryer, drilled stoppers and an insulated fermentation bag for carboys up to 6.5 gal. For bottling: an all-metal Italian bench capper with two bells, 500-count oxygen-barrier caps, 12 oz longnecks, a deluxe bottle rinser and a 17 in. auto-siphon.

The wine side is deep: a Portuguese floor corker with 100 #9 corks, a double-lever hand corker, synthetic corks, 750 mL Bordeaux bottles, a 1-gallon fermenting jug kit, potassium sorbate, citric acid, acid blend, bentonite, Sparkolloid, wine tannin, yeast energizer (1.0–1.5 tsp per gallon per label), an Italian glass triple-scale hydrometer and pH strips.

Who North Mountain Supply suits

  • Wine, cider and mead makers who need corking and stabilizing gear
  • Bottlers who buy caps in bulk
  • Brewers who prefer Italian glass and metal hardware

Sorbate stops refermentation only alongside sulfite, and only after fermentation is done. Use every additive at its label dose.

Sulfites and sensitive guestsCampden tablets and potassium metabisulfite add sulfites. Commercial wine at 10 ppm or more must say “Contains sulfites”; home wine is not labeled, so tell sulfite-sensitive guests (often people with asthma).Source: TTB: sulfite declaration

Alternatives from other brands

Home Brew Ohio's floor corking set and glass carboys are close matches, FastRack's Ferrari bench capper is another Italian option, and Craft A Brew sells sorbate and other additives in small sizes.

See the wine, cider and mead hub for kits.

Before you buy

For wine, match corks to your corker (#9 is the common size for floor corkers) and bottles to your batch: 6 gal fills about 30 bottles of 750 mL. For beer, match crown caps to your bottles and the capper's bell.

North Mountain Supply products appear in these rankings: best fermenters for homebrew, best fermentation chamber setups and best bottle cappers. For a closer look, read Hydrometer vs refractometer and Campden tablets vs potassium sorbate.

North Mountain Supply: questions

Floor corker or hand corker?
A floor corker drives #9 corks into many bottles with less effort and is the usual choice for 6-gallon wine batches. A double-lever hand corker is cheaper and fine for small batches.
What are oxygen-barrier caps?
Crown caps with a liner that absorbs oxygen in the bottle headspace. They fit standard 26 mm pry-off bottles.
How do I use North Mountain Supply potassium sorbate?
Per its label, as a stabilizer before back-sweetening, together with sulfite and only after fermentation has finished.
What is an alternative to North Mountain Supply?
Home Brew Ohio, FastRack, LD Carlson and Craft A Brew sell comparable carboys, cappers, corkers and additives.