Several months ago I ordered a single 46oz of can Alexander's cabernet sauvignon concentrate along with a vial of White Labs cabernet yeast to make a 2 1/2 gallon batch of wine. I followed the instructions on the back of the can to a "t", adding in the right amount of sugars and acid blend for a red wine. I then mixed up the must, pitched the yeast and let it ferment. After fermentation started, I suddenly realized that I was a dumbass and forgot to take a gravity reading. Anybody know of a typical starting gravity for these concentrate kits? Last night I racked it again, to help in the clearing, and the gravity was at about 0.940 to 0.950 and it tasted very good...even to this wine newbie. Is that gravity reading in the ballpark for a cabernet?
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20 years ago