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The Thief That Always Gives Back

April 17th, 2009 by robin in wine making

The wine thief is a wonderful tool that makes it easy to take a small sample of your wine while it is in the carboy. You can use this sample to test the specific gravity of your wine or even for tasting. While you slowly submerge the wine thief into the carboy the wine begins to fill the tube. As soon as you lift the thief out of the wine the special tip traps the wine in the 19″ long tube. The tube is large enough to actually fit a standard hydrometer so you are able to instantly get a specific gravity reading without having to use a separate test jar. When you are done with the sample of wine you can neatly return it back to the carboy by pressing the tip against the neck of the carboy. No mess, no lost wine – unless of course you touch the tip to the inside of a glass to sample instead of returning it to the carboy.