Tasted my batch prior to bottling and thought it was lacking something, so I went ahead and added the conditioning pack. After adding the pack and tasting again, it didn't seem to add much in the way of sweetness, but definitely had a better mouthfeel, IMHO. Conditioning pack also seemed to...
Has anyone else made the Reisling? I just bottled mine this last weekend. It tastes fruity but overly acidic. I added the fpac up front and am now second guessing that move. A little sweetness would likely balance that out. Hoping it will improve significantly with age.
Eyeing the Nebbiolo and the red blend. I was hoping that at least one of the reds would have the wet grape pack vs. dried. The wine kits I have made with wet grape packs generally turn out a little better. Anyone else have thoughts on dried vs. wet grapes?
Ah, I misspoke, actually made the sauv blanc rose that came with the f-pac. I added the entire f-pack up front but ended up backsweetening because it didn't taste balanced. The end result was fantastic
Also surprised not more oak. Planning on adding spiral to secondary.
Did you get one or two packages of dried grape skins? Your picture shows one but mine came with two...