I have made a few kits and have enjoyed the results. I've also seen some concetrated grape juices for sale. The plain concentrate is quite a bit cheaper than a kit. Enough for 5 gallaons averages 35-40 for 5 gallons. I have most of the chemicals/ingredients etc.. to make wine "from scratch". Kits always turn out well for me. What kind of testing etc.. would I have to do to a concentrate to help ensure it will be a blanaced wine? I'm assuming ph and acidity etc..
I'm trying to graduate from a basic "recipe wine maker" (I have Terry Garry's book) to a little more in depth approach that will help ensure I get a good result. I've made a few from scratch that were pretty good, and had a few turn out not so great. When you have to wait a couple months to try a wine, I'd prefer to get it right the first time rather than trying fix something that didnt quite turn out. If the testing equipment is fairly expensive I'll stick with kits.
I'm trying to graduate from a basic "recipe wine maker" (I have Terry Garry's book) to a little more in depth approach that will help ensure I get a good result. I've made a few from scratch that were pretty good, and had a few turn out not so great. When you have to wait a couple months to try a wine, I'd prefer to get it right the first time rather than trying fix something that didnt quite turn out. If the testing equipment is fairly expensive I'll stick with kits.