Wine from a kit

[Brengirl]

I bought a wine kit 10 days ago. I followed the instructions and it bubbled away merrily. I split the kit into 5 x gallon flagons and because the recipe said 6 days I finished one off yesterday. The contents were very very moreish. However the other 4 are still fermenting well. If I leave them for activity to slow down will the resulting brew be even stronger?

[CaroltheCarrot]

hi brengirl,
my understanding is the sugar content determines the alcohol level and the fermentation time depends on the temperature,but i may be wrong.
was it a solomon grundy kit? i love them for their quickness and therir easy drinking

[Guttata]

Sugar content and yeast determine the strength, some have a higher alcohol tolerance than others. want to go into feeding the ferment, which defeats the purpose of kits, it will not be stronger than what they tell you it will get to.

[Brengirl]

hi brengirl,
my understanding is the sugar content determines the alcohol level and the fermentation time depends on the temperature,but i may be wrong.
was it a solomon grundy kit? i love them for their quickness and therir easy drinking

It's a Youngs kit Carol

Sugar content and yeast determine the strength, some have a higher alcohol tolerance than others. want to go into feeding the ferment, which defeats the purpose of kits, it will not be stronger than what they tell you it will get to.

I have not added anything the the kit but it is fermenting in the greenhouse vigourously. The one I have finished was still fermenting although down to 0.993. I have already sampled a bottle just to make sure it's palatable. hiccup!!

[CaroltheCarrot]

It's a Youngs kit Carol

I have not not tried any youngs kits i dont think, like the quick ones while waiting for slower ones.
patience is not a virtue i possess

[Brengirl]

It's a Youngs kit Carol

I have not not tried any youngs kits i dont think, like the quick ones while waiting for slower ones.
patience is not a virtue i possess

Is there a quicker one than the Youngs? I have never heard of Solomon Grundy (good name) I only bought the stuff on 18th April and 1 bottle consumed already!

[CaroltheCarrot]

solomon grundy is a ritchies kit,only takes seven days,comes in variety of different varieties,they fruity ones are very nice

available over www and on ebay if you dont have a brew shop near you

[sarraceniac]

Bren. Have you been at your own juicy stuff? Why is this in 'Feeling fruity'? Eat dirt yourself by pleading with a mod to move it. You know some of us get confused easily. (It's the gin with me not the home brew).

[Brengirl]

Bren. Have you been at your own juicy stuff? Why is this in 'Feeling fruity'? Eat dirt yourself by pleading with a mod to move it. You know some of us get confused easily. (It's the gin with me not the home brew).

and there was I thinking I was the only one - easily confused. I am eating dirt listen (munch munch). Please Mod. I wish to be moved. I am but a simple soul and have a tendency to make errors of judgement.

[sarraceniac]

and there was I thinking I was the only one - easily confused. I am eating dirt listen (munch munch). Please Mod. I wish to be moved. I am but a simple soul and have a tendency to make errors of judgement.

Well you might have added a smilie. Although I'm sure we'll all forgive you anyway.

[Two_Sheds]

I am but a simple soul and have a tendency to make errors of judgement.

... which have nothing to do with drinking a gallon of partially fermented home brew. At all

[Brengirl]

Ok OK I am beginning to get the message. Simple and inebriated as I may seem to be.

[ohbeary]

Dear Brengirl, the easiest and cheapest(almost) wine you can make has to be this,
1ltr white grape juice
1ltr apple juice/orange juice/apple&banana nectar/ peach nectar whatever!
700g/1lb 5oz sugar
1tsp nutrient
5g sachet champagne yeast
water to 1 gal
should ferment to dry in a week, stabilise with 1 tsp potasium sorbate + 1 campden tablet, sweeten as reqd, should clear of it's own accord in a week, (if processed @ 20c) move to slightly cooler spot after siphoning once clear,(can be drunk now[as can you]) improves with keeping up to 8 months, after that you may aswell just drink it, atb H.

[Brengirl]

So I have now bottled all the brew. All 30 bottles of it. Problem is I didn't have enough bottles with lids or corks so temporally I used clingfilm. But, 30 bottles is going to take some time to empty even with my consumption. Methinks how can I protect them from the air for that long. Scratches head and comes up with an idea! I cut the fingers off several vinyl gloves and inserted them over the cling-filled bottle top. They do look a bit unmentionable but problem solved.

[Brengirl]

P.S. How long does this stuff take before going off. I am getting tired of Chardonnay I want some red