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Just bottled a kit wine........Very good

Thought I'd tell you of this Sheraton Express Wine 5 Gal Kit. The sugar was included. I had enough wine bottled soinstead of rushing through the instructions I waited up to 3 or 4 weeks between steps and have taken 6 months to reach this point. I thought it would have spoiled having spent so much time on the lees but it is the clearest and best red I have made. In fact I normally make whites because I have not made good Reds in the past. I am going to do another red soon and as in this case will leave plenty of time between steps. I beleive it would normally have been ready in 8 weeks.

-- Regards Thomas Edinburgh Scotland

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Thomas
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Forgot to mention I am Diabetic so letting it ferment out meant that the sg is now 994. I doubt there is any sugar left. The wife has been complaining about my Carboys but it didnt stop her drinking a couple of glasses straight off.

-- Regards Thomas Edinburgh Scotland

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Thomas

Good for you. Glad to hear you waited...it is the toughest thing to do sometimes. Darlene

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Dar V

Remaining on the fruit for extended periods is not always bad. I have a Blueberry 2000 that stayed in the primary fermentation carboy for three years as my Mum and my wife both died of cancer....... It tastes like blueberries with a shot of good brandy added. Cheers~! Bob<

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Bob

Congratulations, winemaking is a very forgiving hobby. You almost have to work at ruining a batch (though it can be done). And time is more often a friend of the winemaker than an enemy.

You can use a cline test if you are interested in the real residual sugar in your wines but you are probably right, it will be near nil.

Ray

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Ray

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