Gravity before yeast

[KSTELIOU]

I started a vintners reserve cabernet sauvignon kit and the gravity before adding yeast was 1.040 instead of 1.070 that the instructions were saying. Is this a problem?

 

[AlFulchino]

yes, because it will produce a wine w very very low alcohol...double check your readings...i would find your reading highly unusual from a kit manufacturer

 

[jet]

Stir the tar out of it and check the SG again.

 

[Rocky]

IMO even 1.070 would be very light for a Cabernet Sauvignon. That would lead to something around 9% where most Cabernet Sauvignon are in the 12-13% range.

 

[Flem]

Sounds like you might have misread your hydrometer. Try it again. Good luck.