Hi all
I need to get some red concentrate to help boost flavor in a red wine in primary ferment. I would prefer a big flavor that should be made dry. I've not been able to find any info about the Italian Red concentrate, and am hoping for some feedback from someone who has tried it. Or possibly a diff red available there? I'm trying to fix a major goof and make something drinkable out of 2 red Italian buckets that got thinned down by water. Long story short starting SG was 1.030 and I didn't realize that meant it had already been fermenting a while when I got it. So now I need to add flavor but as little added sugar as possible. From my research that means the regular Red Grape Concentrate available at LHBS is out. Homewinery instructions have you add sugar, so I'm hoping that will work. I had a wonderful Chateau Neuf de Pape and a Barolo until I added sugar and thus poisoned the yeast.
Any experience with full flavored dry reds from Homewinery gratefully appreciated. And hopefully my newbie bucket mistake will stop someone else from doing the same thing.
Pam in cinti
I need to get some red concentrate to help boost flavor in a red wine in primary ferment. I would prefer a big flavor that should be made dry. I've not been able to find any info about the Italian Red concentrate, and am hoping for some feedback from someone who has tried it. Or possibly a diff red available there? I'm trying to fix a major goof and make something drinkable out of 2 red Italian buckets that got thinned down by water. Long story short starting SG was 1.030 and I didn't realize that meant it had already been fermenting a while when I got it. So now I need to add flavor but as little added sugar as possible. From my research that means the regular Red Grape Concentrate available at LHBS is out. Homewinery instructions have you add sugar, so I'm hoping that will work. I had a wonderful Chateau Neuf de Pape and a Barolo until I added sugar and thus poisoned the yeast.
Any experience with full flavored dry reds from Homewinery gratefully appreciated. And hopefully my newbie bucket mistake will stop someone else from doing the same thing.
Pam in cinti
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