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Anyone have their notes handy on a vintner’s reserve diablo rioja? A friend bought this kit and gave it to me so I have no idea the expectations and I can’t find much online. I just kicked it off and starting SG is 1.068 or so which seems low. I even got a second meter to test and verify the SG reading. It has a ton of oak dust which I’m on the fence about adding to primary as I intend to barrel age this for a year in a new oak barrel. Anyone do this kit and is this inline with your starting SG readings? Thinking about chapitalizing a bit to boost the alcohol, but don’t know if I’m missing something on the oak packs (there are 3 packs). It also comes with a reserve sweetener pack and I’m trying to decide if I should add it to primary to boost things a bit too.
~1.068 should yield about ~9.3%. Rioja’s usually come in around 12.5-13% I think. Any thoughts?
~1.068 should yield about ~9.3%. Rioja’s usually come in around 12.5-13% I think. Any thoughts?