Other Wilko white wine kits

[Sauvignon plonk]

Hi all
I’ve been given a Wilko white wine kit and followed all instructions, it has cleared very nicely and looks like a pure water ! But it’s tastes awful what can I add to it to make it taste better ??? It is still in a 23 ltr fermenter bin !

 

[suzyq2]

Other - Tweaking Cellar Master (Low End Kits)

I have only been doing high end kits (RJS Premier, FWK, etc.) kits over the last 4 years. Since I age them for 2 years before consumption, I have picked up a few of the low end "Cellar Master" (Cosco) kits to build up some stock. I currently have their Cabernet and Merlot kits. I am looking...

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joeswine has some great advice on adding an f-pac post fermentation. Basically you take some of your wine and simmer it with the fruit or flavour profile you wish to add, citrus maybe. I made a cherry vintners harvest that was pretty boring and added toasted cacao nibs and instant coffee and I'm embarrassed to admit I back sweetened it with chocolate coffee Torani syrup. My family loves it. I can't wait to try the same technique with orange or raspberry. You have nothing to lose.

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

Other - Tweaking Cellar Master (Low End Kits)

I have only been doing high end kits (RJS Premier, FWK, etc.) kits over the last 4 years. Since I age them for 2 years before consumption, I have picked up a few of the low end "Cellar Master" (Cosco) kits to build up some stock. I currently have their Cabernet and Merlot kits. I am looking...

www.winemakingtalk.com

joeswine has some great advice on adding an f-pac post fermentation. Basically you take some of your wine and simmer it with the fruit or flavour profile you wish to add, citrus maybe. I made a cherry vintners harvest that was pretty boring and added toasted cacao nibs and instant coffee and I'm embarrassed to admit I back sweetened it with chocolate coffee Torani syrup. My family loves it. I can't wait to try the same technique with orange or raspberry. You have nothing to lose.

Thank you ! But I’m a bit slow how the hell do you do that ? I would love to try it

 

[suzyq2]

Sorry I think I linked wrong thread and I can't find it. Hopefully someone wiser than me will reply. He may have said don't heat the fruit when it's post fermentation. I will keep looking as I need to know. If that's the case you could get a bag of frozen light coloured (tropical) fruit or melons/plums/apple grapefruit zest maybe. Think of it as making a really big sangria. Just put it in you're carboy for about a week or to taste. You may need to add peptic enzyme/campden?

 

[Sauvignon plonk]

a big thank you for replying . Happy wine making

 

[She’sgonnakillme]

Never heard of Wilko...

 

[joeswine]

making a fruit fpac my way, simmer in 2cups of the base wine just until soft then add directly into the base (primary fermentation) it then becomes a partnership with the wine, if you do the same process, if you do it in the secondary it then becomes a background enhancer.

 

[sour_grapes]

Never heard of Wilko...

It's British, IIRC.