Cellar 7 Merlot time (With a dash of Ribena)

[MadrikXIV]

As have space in my water bath, thought finally time to get the Cellar 7 Merlot kit on.

Spotted Ribena on offer in the Co-Op, well £2 a litre, so will probably add 1 litre of it to the mix, I like fruity wines (fingers crossed)

Also looking at making it to the 19-20 litre mark depenfing on how the reading sits, as seen that can improve the flavour, body and ABV from its normal 10%ish :sulk:

 

[Bogwitch]

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 well with yeast.

 

[MadrikXIV]

Skipped the Ribena in the end,will wait to see how it ferments out then maybe add some, made it to 19 litre so will start at around 1.094-6 on the reading