Winexpert Selection Italian Brunello Style with Grape Skins, would be great to try this variety but a bit hesitant to order an unknown.
I have not yet ordered from Homebrew, have order a couple kits from other suppliers, usually when there is a no fee shipping deal.
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My wife was of course like all wives, Correct. She has more patience than I do. We sould have waited longer, but this is all part of the learning, so now I will be able to recognize the aging benifits more fully.
So tonight I finally broke down and opened my first bottle of Master Vintner small batch Cab. It was started Jan 1 and bottled the end of March. I oaked it after fermentation for nearly 8 weeks. This first bottle has good color, taste is decent for first attempt, my problem is the nose is...
Thanks for the feedback, will taste and pitch new yeast if its not terrible. I set it in closet last night and for 12 hours heat was on to get get the room HOT so it was a slow heating to 140 when I checked juice temp, its a Petite Syrah kit.
I just started my first 6 gallon winekit batch and a day one snafu has me wondering if I should just "Pitch" the whole batch now. I have the first step directions followed to a T, except the environment temperature. As a result of a bad space heater setting I have juice that got to 140 degrees...