Hi all,
I've just finished my first attempt at brewing wine at home!
However, I've got a nagging feeling I may have a problem. I used a 4 week Kenridge Classic California Connoisseur shiraz wine kit. From Vineco.
I followed the instructions but some things went differently, my spec gravity at start was 1.082 which was within the target range, but by the end of Primary Fermentation the spec grav was down to 0.995 (target was < 1.010). I didn't worry about this much and continues to follow the instructions. After secondary fermentation I was instructed to stir the wine several times over 48 hrs to degas it. This was fine but for reasons I wont go into I had to leave the wine at this stage for a few extra days. I then added potassium Sorbate and a fining agent as instructed and left the wine for another few days.
My problem is that the wine isn't clear. It's not cloudy like it was back in secondary fermentation stage, but it is really rather dark (not quite opaque though)
It looks more like a Port.
It tastes fine! (I had one glass to see!) and I hope I wont regret that glass. So far I've bottled 4 bottles and still have about 15-18 bottles to go. I was wondering if there were any tips or anything anyone would suggest?
I know it's a big ask but maybe someones used one of these kit's before?
Thanks for any help!
MoridinUK
I've just finished my first attempt at brewing wine at home!
However, I've got a nagging feeling I may have a problem. I used a 4 week Kenridge Classic California Connoisseur shiraz wine kit. From Vineco.
I followed the instructions but some things went differently, my spec gravity at start was 1.082 which was within the target range, but by the end of Primary Fermentation the spec grav was down to 0.995 (target was < 1.010). I didn't worry about this much and continues to follow the instructions. After secondary fermentation I was instructed to stir the wine several times over 48 hrs to degas it. This was fine but for reasons I wont go into I had to leave the wine at this stage for a few extra days. I then added potassium Sorbate and a fining agent as instructed and left the wine for another few days.
My problem is that the wine isn't clear. It's not cloudy like it was back in secondary fermentation stage, but it is really rather dark (not quite opaque though)
It looks more like a Port.
It tastes fine! (I had one glass to see!) and I hope I wont regret that glass. So far I've bottled 4 bottles and still have about 15-18 bottles to go. I was wondering if there were any tips or anything anyone would suggest?
I know it's a big ask but maybe someones used one of these kit's before?
Thanks for any help!
MoridinUK