In 1974 when this business opened up, homebrewers and winemakers were far and few between, primarily because there wasn't high quality small batch supplies. But over the last 40 years, things have changed drastically. 40 years ago there was one hop variety, Cascade. Now, we carry about 50 varieties! 40 years ago there were maybe 12 varieties of wine concentrates, now we have over 40! 40 years ago there were only 116 breweries across the states, now there are 3,000+. As Dylan says, "Oh the times they are a-changin'."

The Winemaker's Shop supplies only the finest quality malts, hops, yeasts and wine-grape concentrates to fulfill your home wine and beer-making needs. We buy direct from quality suppliers like Wyeast, L.D. Carlson and Freshops, guaranteeing you the freshest ingredients. We also supply fermenting equipment, starter beer and wine kits, malt extracts and grains, racking and bottling equipment, cleaners, sanitizers and chemicals, books fruit purees, flavorings and soda extracts.

Our Wine Making Kits or Beer Making Kits start at $92.50. Click the link to view the different levels and contents of the kits.

Wine

We carry Winexpert concentrate kits, carboys, bottles, filters, oak chips, hydrometers, chemicals, and more. We will have just about all you will need for your home winemaking needs!

Beer

We carry 30+ styles of Brewer's Best ingredient kits, 50+ base/ specialty grains, 45+ varieties of hops, and 30+ varieties of WYeasts. We've got your grolsch style bottles and clarifiers too!

Cider/Mead

When the season arrives, making a specialty drink is very exciting! We have recipes for Ciders, Meads, and Dandelion wines. You really can make anything into wine!

Beer

What is better than beer? Homebrew!

Don't be fooled by the name- it's not just winemaking here. We carry a complete line of beermaking and homebrewing equipment, but our real strength is in our supplies.

We stock more than 45 base and specialty grains, from the basics like American 2-row and German Pilsner malt to the most exotic: Dingeman's Special B, flaked maize, and a full range of roasted and toasted malts, just to name a few. We of course also carry a full range of malt extracts, both dried and syrup, from a variety of suppliers. These include both pre-compiled kits and base ingredients, hopped and unhopped.

Beer Related Links

Also, perhaps it would be helpful to use our IBU calculator, our Hydrometer: how to use, or our DME/LME ABV Calculator. 

Wine

Όπου δεν υπάρχει κρασί δεν υπάρχει αγάπη.
- Where there is no wine, there is no love.

– Euripides ~400BC

Что у трезвого на уме, то у пьяного на языке.
- What a sober man has in his mind, the drunk one has on his tongue

In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas.
- In wine there is truth, in water there is health.

At the Winemaker's Shop we offer a variety of wine grape concentrates and fruit juice concentrates that you can use as the base of your recipe. If you can imagine it we probably stock it, from elderberry and apple to shiraz, merlot, chardonnay, gewurtztraminer and more. We are glad to supply Winexpert concentrate products. For a complete list of their available wines, click here. And if you find a wine available by them that we do not have at the moment, fill out our order form and we can tack it on our next order and have it in shortly! But call first to check!

We of course also carry an variety of yeasts that and we can help you match to your recipe or wine style, including utility yeasts for stuck fermentations or general yeast activity. We also stock a full range of additives like citric acid, acid blend, yeast nutrient, sulfites, tannins, pectic enzyme, clarifiers, as well as a solid selection of books and manuals you can browse or buy to help you through your winemaking. 

We've got normal hydrometers as well as proof hydrometers. For a how to on hydrometers click here.

As for bottling and corking, we've got you covered there too, with a selection of premium, synthetic and rubber corks; hand or stand corkers; new, used, standard, decorative, large and small bottles; and of course labels, label-making paper, shrink-wrap tops and sealer's wax to dress up your bottles after the important stuff is already inside.

So whether you've already got a few dozen personal vintages under your belt or you've only ever had Boone's Farm out of the bottle, we invite you to come in and check out our winemaking selections. As always, we'll be happy to talk it over with you and offer any advice you might need!

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“I came in for a siphon today and started bottling as soon as I got home. You gave a great demonstration of the products I purchased and they ended up cutting the bottling time in half. Thank you for your service. The Winemaker's Shop is truly a gem of Clintonville.”
-1/10/15

“Friendly & helpful. Focused on experience and not ticket price.”
-12/31/14

“I come here at least every other month or so. I love this place. Great service with an extra touch.”
-12/4/14

“Nina has been fantastic: knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and incredibly helpful and enthusiastic!”
-10/30/14

“So nice to be remembered - last visit 18 months ago. Worth the 3500ile journey from the UK”
-10/11/14

“Staff is super friendly, knowledgeable, and interested in taking the time to make sure that this novice Brewer understands all elements of the craft. Thanks!”
- 9/27/14

“Always a great experience here.”
- 9/25/14

“The mid-20's male employee working at the time was extremely helpful and passionate about home brewing which is exactly what you hope for when going to a specialized store. He was very nice and helped answer my questions since I am a novice when it comes to brewing. All around it was a great experience and the selection is very impressive.”
- 9/21/14

“Customer Service was amazing!!! Answered all my numerous questions and explained it very well, especially considering how little I knew about brewing.”
- 8/24/14

“The staff there are always very friendly and knowledgeable.”
-8/22/14

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