Hi all,
I've been lurking and learning for some time now and now am stumped by some questions a friend of mine and I have.
Some background. This spring I made a Brew King Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel kit and this past fall started a bucket of Regina California Zinfandel. Both my first attempts at making red wine from either a kit or 'fresh/frozen' juice. Both have StaVin Oak beans added so both are pretty similar. But, what can I expect the difference to be between the two? And, will the difference merit the 3x cost in price of the Brew King kit? The Brew King kit makes 6 US gallons versus the
5US gal. bucket of juice. I had to provide yeast, any finings and potassium metabisulphite, but that's only an extra ~$2.00 in materials. The juice costs us US $35/5 gallons versus the Brew King kit that runs locally for around $100 for 16 liters of concentrate. Can we expect a superior wine from the Brew King kit?Thanks and cheers!
Brandon