Thought I would try something different and make a cooler style wine kit--was thinking of the Niagara Mist Grapefruit Blush. Anyone else tried this
(My only other cooler style wine I have made was Blackberry Merlot-and it a word it was terrible. Sickly sweet- Still trying to figure out ways to consume it!) I presume that the grapefruit would be more tart.
Try the Brew King (winexpert) Island Mist kits. They're much better balanced.
I tried one kit from the company you mention "Black Cherry Pinot Noir" and like you said, too sweet, It was like Dr. Pepper with alcohol!
I've tried 3 Brew King's so far and all are great. We add 1 pound of sugar so they reach about 8.5%. We've tried the Strawberry Merlot, the Exotic Fruit Zinfandel and the Peach & Apricot Chardonnay.
Louise:o)
I have even tried drinking the Blackberry Merlot with orange juice just to cut the sweetness. It's not too bad, but the real problem is I am just too darn cheap to throw out any alcoholic produt. Might try it with gingerale too.
Weez and all those finding the "Something Mist" fruit wines much too sweet:
I have found it expedient to put a third to one half of the fruit pack (the one that usually goes into the wine at the end after stabilising) into the primary fermentation and ferment the sugar out of it. That gives a little more alcohol in the finished product, which I think does it good, and leaves most of the fruit flavour in tact (although it does change character a little). A word of caution however--the fruit packs contain a fair bit of sorbate, so too much in the fermenter could possibly stop your fermentation, or at least slow it down a lot.
Cheers; Les
You might want to try this product.
I doing the Hard Cran. Lemonade. (23 litre)
The kit is a 28 day procedure.
These kits are mostly sold to the u-brew outlets (in BC Canada) but most will sell the kit for home. Only drawback on these kits is that they are Forced Carbonated and shelf life is about 6 months. I am trying a split batch doing the kit as suggested but not degassing half the batch and not carbonating. The other half degassing to a still product. I see if this works out.
What I been told by a buddy that sells wine/beer kits (not this one unfortunately) Vinoka is a good product. They also make a cider. (next Project).
Brian
Leslie Gadallah wrote:
I have made two of their wines, the Blackberry Merlot that you mention and the Peach/Apricot Chardonnay. The blackberry was pathetic. No blackberry taste at all. I use it for my sweet wine drinking friends. The PAC is very nice as a picnic wine. A friend of mine made a very nice Grapefruit wine using canned concentrate. You might try making your own. It would certainly be cheaper!
Ray
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