Superior Seven wine kits

[soupdragon]

Hi all.

Has anyone tried the above mentioned kits? I presume they're the retailers own brand? They include oak, elderberries or elderflower depending on which variety of kit it is. Doesn't say how much grape concentrate/compound there is to the kits but it says no extra sugar is required. I'd imaging they'd have the usual 5 ish litres/7 kg though.
Any info on how these turn out would be great

Cheers. Tom

 

[soupdragon]

I will most probably order a couple of these in the near future.
I know I asked last year but does anyone have experience of these kits from Spitting Feathers homebrew?

Cheers. Tom

 

[johncrobinson]

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[soupdragon]

Couldn't find much out about these. Saw a few pictures on Google and the boxes are the same size as Cellar 7, one pic showed a white wine weighing 7kg.
Had an itchy mouse finger all day so have bought some to try. Got a few other kits to do before I'll get to these but I'll report back once I start one

Cheers. Tom

 

[soupdragon]

Well, got a Malbec on 3 weeks ago. Just degassed/stabilized and fined it. I'll give it a couple more weeks then bag it and have a quick snifter

Cheers Tom

 

[soupdragon]

Just bagged this and had a small sample.
A bit acidic, some fruit, touch of oak and decent colour. Slightly thin in the mouth but that's to be expected with the £30-35 kits.
To be fair, that could describe a lot of kits when they've just been bottled.
I've 10 litres of California Connoisseur Valroza followed by 20 litres of Beaverdale Nebbiolo before I get to this but may dip into it in a month or two.
So it's not bad at all really, for my dodgy palate anyway

Cheers Tom

 

[Philm192]

How did the superior 7 kit turn out buddy I got the red rioka to do for a buddy and cant find no info on them any where I did him the beaverdale 4.5l kit and he really like it. But got this superior 7 as it was cheaper. Cheers and thinks

 

[soupdragon]

I had the first 5 litre bag in box a while ago. It was literally only a couple of weeks after it had finished. It was quite sharp and fruity. I've still got another 3*5 litre bag in boxes waiting for me once I've polished off the last of a Beaverdale. Will be a week or maybe two before I crack the 2nd bag. I'm expecting the sharpness to have subsided so fingers crossed. Will report back as soon as it's in use

Cheers Tom

 

[soupdragon]

Right, time for an update.

Only got half a glass from the last box of the Beaverdale so poured a half of the Superior 7. Initially it still was still a bit sharp (acidic?). However once my taste buds had adjusted the following day it's actually ok. If I'd gone straight from a the likes of a Cellar 7 or my other go to kits, Punch, I don't think I'd have noticed much difference. As said in a previous post, I've still got 3 x 5 litre boxes of this Malbec to get through and I plan on enjoying every last drop. Just as well as I've got a South African Red along with a Shiraz still to make up. They'll have to wait a while though as there are two Cal Con's to drink next. Next kit on (when the second Cal Con has been bagged) is a Make Your Own Red that I promised @Chippy_Tea that I'd report back on.
So overall I'd put the Superior 7 kits firmly in the £35 grouping. I'd happily buy them again but if the On The House are still on offer at £37.80 I'd buy a couple of those instead, can't pass up a bargain

Cheers Tom