First of all you really should not pass judgement on something you have not tried. I have purchased several of iGoBru's wine kits and all have been exceptional. YOU have to read the details in their eBay sales for these kits. You are not merely taking the wine concentrate and adding water. You have to add sugar based on what type of wine you desire dry or sweet. These kits are stated to be for the "beginner" wine maker who doesn't want to spend a lot of money to try wine making. I'm a simple wine guy who like homemade wine on the sweeter side. For my purpose these wines are GREAT. Easy to follow instructions too! I have asked many questions during my very first batch of wine and they answered me VERY promptly, were VERY friendly and knowledgeable too. These guys are great, period. If you like high-end wine kits you should just stick to those high $$$ kits. If you like simple and rewarding home wine kits that everyone can afford then I would suggest the guys at igobru. I'm a customer for life!I have no direct experience, but these look pretty crappy.
First of all, they are 1/2 gallon of concentrate at 68 Brix, and it says to make 5 gallons of wine from this. If you add 4.5 gallons of water to this concentrate, you will get a Brix of 8.8, or SG of 1.035, for a potential alcohol content of about 6% ABV. Pretty thin and weak stuff. Apparently, you are supposed to add some sugar to get more alcohol, but of course this will not help the thinness.
Secondly, hmmmm, 68 brix concentrate, with some SO2? Where have I heard that number before... Ah, yes, that is the exact specification of Alexander's Sun Country concentrates! Hey, and whaddya know, all the varietals that Igobru carries happens to be ones that Sun Country makes! Right down to blush Zinfandel!
Alexander's Sun Country concentrates are a 46 oz can, and are widely available for $20, so are cheaper per oz. than these kits. Of course, these kits contain yeast, etc., so you would have to evaluate yourself which is a better deal in your case.
First of all you really should not pass judgement on something you have not tried. I have purchased several of iGoBru's wine kits and all have been exceptional. YOU have to read the details in their eBay sales for these kits. You are not merely taking the wine concentrate and adding water. You have to add sugar based on what type of wine you desire dry or sweet. These kits are stated to be for the "beginner" wine maker who doesn't want to spend a lot of money to try wine making. I'm a simple wine guy who like homemade wine on the sweeter side. For my purpose these wines are GREAT. Easy to follow instructions too! I have asked many questions during my very first batch of wine and they answered me VERY promptly, were VERY friendly and knowledgeable too. These guys are great, period. If you like high-end wine kits you should just stick to those high $$$ kits. If you like simple and rewarding home wine kits that everyone can afford then I would suggest the guys at igobru. I'm a customer for life!I was thinking the exact same thing. I would think Alexander's is better.
You dug this thread up from the depths and then responded with the same response to both posts defending the product. I'm going to guess you sell these kits on Ebay?
I haven't tried crack either but prefer to pass judgment on it.
You dug this thread up from the depths and then responded with the same response to both posts defending the product. I'm going to guess you sell these kits on Ebay?
Nope not the seller. Was told of this by a friend who searched on google after I told them about the wine I made. He told me of the negative comments. Yes I commented on both....not a big fan of haters such as yourself. If you're going to hate on me for a comment and provoke other people to hate then take a closer look at yourself.
This exchange needs to tame down or the post will be closed.
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