I generally prefer higher end, full bodied red kits (WE Lodi Ranch Cab, MM Amarone), but I still find them to be a bit thin for my taste. I was going to buy grape packs to add some more body and ABV% to them, and had an idea:
Would it work/be worthwhile to get a kit or two of Paklab, and use some of the concentrate with my primary to bump up the body and ABV, or would the weakness and 'fakeness' (ie sugar added, already thin) of the cheap kit ruin a good kit of similar quality. For under $37/kit (subscribe and save discount + Amazon card rebate), it's hard to pass up.
Otherwise, I'm considering adding a little Alexander's, or just getting grape skin packs. I've tried using store bought raisins and adding a can of welch's concentrate, but those both add a foxxy fake sweet taste to the wine, which I hate.
Would it work/be worthwhile to get a kit or two of Paklab, and use some of the concentrate with my primary to bump up the body and ABV, or would the weakness and 'fakeness' (ie sugar added, already thin) of the cheap kit ruin a good kit of similar quality. For under $37/kit (subscribe and save discount + Amazon card rebate), it's hard to pass up.
Otherwise, I'm considering adding a little Alexander's, or just getting grape skin packs. I've tried using store bought raisins and adding a can of welch's concentrate, but those both add a foxxy fake sweet taste to the wine, which I hate.