springtime
Well-Known Member
I had already made a gallon kit of this about a year ago but to be honest the resultant wine was watery and insipid.
Unfortunately before I had a chance to taste it I received a 5 gallon Rioja kit as a present and that remained in my cupboard until the end of May this year.
After a bit of research on the internet I found that a number of people improved their wines by short brewing i.e. 5 gallon to 4 gallon.
So I short brewed the kit from 5 gallons to 3.5 gallons just to see what would happen.
The resulting wine is not comparable with my initial effort.
It is rich, full bodied and comparable with a decent commercial bottle so I am assuming that once it has matured for a few months is going to be even better.
Very please with the final outcome.
I must admit that before I was put off using further red wine kits. Maybe next time I do a gallon kit I'll top up with grape juice instead of water.
Thoughts
Unfortunately before I had a chance to taste it I received a 5 gallon Rioja kit as a present and that remained in my cupboard until the end of May this year.
After a bit of research on the internet I found that a number of people improved their wines by short brewing i.e. 5 gallon to 4 gallon.
So I short brewed the kit from 5 gallons to 3.5 gallons just to see what would happen.
The resulting wine is not comparable with my initial effort.
It is rich, full bodied and comparable with a decent commercial bottle so I am assuming that once it has matured for a few months is going to be even better.
Very please with the final outcome.
I must admit that before I was put off using further red wine kits. Maybe next time I do a gallon kit I'll top up with grape juice instead of water.
Thoughts