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I've had this happen with two bottles opened a day apart (Not from this kit). We opened one bottle and loved it, opened another bottle the next day and it was horrible, it tasted like a different wine altogether.

Thanks, I picked up one of these kits last month when Paklab was at Costco. I think I'll add the raisins, bananas and oak like I did to the Merlot. It turned out to be quite drinkable after a year of aging.

Darryl, I'm curious, how did that Barolo turn out?

I am sitting here drinking a glass of the last of the three red LE's they did last year. I just bottled it today. I can say without a doubt that it is good. I'm sure that it will be even better in a couple of years. I may just do all three this year too. Cheers.

Generally speaking, I do it just the way the instructions say and it works out great. The most important thing is don't rush. Give the wine time to age and it will make a world of difference, even on the inexpensive kits.

I agree the kits you get from Costco (PakLab) taste much better if you give them a year.

I don't know if having a glass of wine now and then makes me healthier... but it sure makes me feel better! :d

I did the Chocolate Raspberry Port last year and I'm trying really hard to stop the family from drinking it so that it can age. I'll definitely try the blackberry port and most likely I'll have to do another Chocolate Raspberry. Good thing my family aren't big drinkers or I'd never be...

I did a Cellar Craft Showcase Rosso Fortissimo a few months ago. That kit is the same size, with crushed grapes and similar make up. It will be interesting to see how they compare.:b

Good to hear that! I just got home with a Super Tuscan kit this morning and I started it a few minutes ago. :db

If you drained the bottles and put your wine in another bottle you can then get the corks out by doing this. Take a plastic bag, insert it into the bottle, shake the cork down to the mouth of the bottle and then blow up the bag and pull it out. The cork will come out with the bag. You can...

Well? How did it turn out? I just started a batch based on this recipe but I used a blend of orange juice and pineapple (2 L of each for a 3 gallon batch). I added raisins but didn't add bananas. I'm hoping I can mix it with soda water and end up with something that tastes like Palm Bay...

The fluid would be alcohol. It's cheaper and less toxic than mercury and ethanol freezes at -114 C as opposed to mercury which freezes at -39 C.

You didn't say what kind of kit this is. Red or white? There are a couple of things that you can do that will make a huge difference to these kits. First chop up about a pound of raisins and add to the primary. Second boil up some bananas and strain them in too. The third thing is if you have...

That may be, but, we're trying hard to catch up! :b:d

My local shop quoted a price of $73.95 per kit for either flavour. Wonder why they are selling the Mojito for less.

The primary bucket that came with my kit is much bigger than the 23 litres that a kit usually makes. The 23L mark is just over half a bucket. As I recall this kit didn't boil much but that of course can change with temperature, yeast, etc. If it's that close you might want to look into...

I haven't done a mist kit yet, but these certainly sound interesting. I think I'll be giving one a try. :h The link: www.winexpert.com/twisted

It's still in the primary, but so far it looks good. Funny how they suggest you leave it in the primary for 10 days rather than the usual 5-7 days for most kits.

I went in to buy an air lock and came out with one of these kits that they were clearing out. Anybody try this one? I haven't done a Legacy kit before.