Barrel Aging Kit

Perfectly Age Your Handmade Wine

Perfect your homemade wine with this exclusive Barrel Aging Kit. Add that oaky flavor that’s perfect for full bodied reds and white chardonnays. In 3 to 6 months, you’ll have the perfectly aged and flavored wine.

Perfect with any of our Mayer-brand Viniology Wine Making Kits, age the wine you’ve made. Although you can drink a wine once the bubbling and fermentation stop, its best to wait for it to age 6 or more months first. This exclusive kit makes it easy to do that!

Kit includes 1.5-gallon, plastic barrel, oak chips, muslin straining bag, spigot, screw cap, airlock with screw cap and hole, and instructions. For ages 21+.

About Mayer Products

Mayer’s is the oldest continuous cider mill in Webster, New York. In 1866 Donat Mayer purchased the 75-acre farm and farmhouse which had been built in 1830. Shortly after purchasing the property, Donat and his son Donat Jr. began grinding and pressing their excess apples into cider. It wasn’t long before other area apple growers began bringing their apples to Mayer’s to have them processed into cider too. They would then take the apple cider back home in barrels where most of it was then turned into "apple jack” and perhaps a bit of vinegar to be used for cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables.

In the 1920s, a third generation of the Mayer family led by Harvey, grandson of the first Donat, took over the family cider mill and began selling bottled cider to the general public. In those early years, a fire destroyed a portion of the cider mill but was quickly replaced with a concrete block building that still serves as the storefront today.

In 1962, Harvey Mayer sold his family business to Dave Bower. Harvey Mayer, who retained the family homestead next door to the mill, came over almost daily to assist Dave for many years. Mayer’s soon diversified and expanded well beyond just pressing apples for sweet cider. Grinding grapes and pressing them into juice for wine making soon became a routine addition to the business. Dave Bower’s sons Dave Jr. and William grew up helping at the cider mill, and both have chosen to join their father in the family business. As each son joined the firm, new aspects were added to the business: home wine making kits, wine presses, grinders, bottles, corks, and all the DIY ‘do it yourself’ materials necessary for making wine.

Recently a range of distinctive food and craft kits have been introduced, each one a creative adventure from the very beginning. Every kit is an exciting challenge that will stimulate your creativity while you produce gourmet treats and gifts for friends and family.