I started this kit on 9/2/2013, made it exactly according to the kit instructions.
OG 1082 and FG of 995 making a final ABV of 11.5
After racking, it was bottled on 14/03/2013. As usual, I got 5 1/2 bottles so the half went for sampling. The results from the sample were very promising! It had a...
That's no added sugar Ribena you've got there so I would guess it will be high in other sweeteners, well worth a check otherwise you'll end up with a very sweet wine.
If you're going to put it in pre-fermentation, you should boil it in some water to drive off the preservatives which don't play...
Additional: I have noticed what appears to be some air leakage past the corks in screwtop bottles. I am going to monitor closely but it does not bode well! :nah:
Currently single so not a nag in the world!
I did mention to my ex that I was brewing and she looked genuinely interested. But then again, she is a borderline alcoholic!
Just quickly re-reading the instructions that came with my Beaverdale Merlot - the instructions are generic - they state quite clearly that the sachet of bentonite should be sprinkled on the surface of the grape juice (for white wine only) 15 minutes before the addition of the yeast.
It doesn't...
Interesting thread. I have been asking family to save all the wine bottles they get (productive bunch they are, too!)
a good deal of these bottles were the screw type and I'd been binning the tops as part of the cleaning process, thinking I'd cork them all.
I put one of my value meads into...
Well, this thread gives me a little hope. I've just bottled up a demijohn full of WOW, the normal 5.5 bottles so had the half as a taster. I'm not best pleased with it. I guess it now needs several months in the bottle to be drinkable!
A thought occurs...
I'm not 100% sure I rinsed the bottles between sterilising and filling, I would have drained them after sterilising with Miltons. Could this have killed all the yeast?
Ooohhh... I've contributed to the beet thread but not this one so I've a little catchup to do here....
2 gallons Tesco value mead
1 gallon beaverdale merlot
1 gallon ginger wine
1 gallon WOW
1 gallon coffee wine
1 gallon wilkinsons cabernet sauvignon
Totals
152 gallons of wine
73 gallons of...
OK, they're all back out of the cold cupboard and on the table covered with the towel again. I guess it'll take a while for them to get back up to temperature. It's a shame, I was hoping they'd be at least demi-drinkable for when my family come down but that's not looking likely now. I suppose...