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I didn't take the final gravity to be honest. It had fermented strongly for 2 weeks then stopped for several days before I did this. My assumption is it fermented dry to 1.0 or less. The yeast was 1116 which is very vigorous.

I fermented to dry before adding the F-pack. I'll check the SG later today after adding the F-pack. NVM i wrote it down after adding to the sheet I keep on my wines. SG was ~1.006-8. I measured in my bucket at an angle so it was hard to get an exact reading but that's close.

For white wines I've found nearly all the kits have good taste and are drinkable at a young age. Red wines to be honest I've tried with and without the skins and found that an extended maceration time of red wines helps them be drinkable at a younger age. Long story short is red kits with skins...

Just finished racking mine a 2nd time and added the F-pack. I can't wait. I've had good success with white wine kits being very drinkable early.

Thanks. I'll order some. A few of my wines need a touch of tannin IMHO I just wasn't sure which to use or if there was a difference.

I've got 2 kits and 2 juice buckets and I feel a little tannin would help the wines. I'm intending to experiment with the amount but is liquid or powder preferred? Any particular place or brand?

These are my two main sites as well. My local suppliers don't cater to wine beer only so it isn't practical to order from them at full price but I buy my yeast and other supplies from them.

I've found you need more water to mix the bentonite we sends. Theirs is less powder texture and more of very small pebbles. With more water this is easier to manage. I'm excites about this kit as a good cab is my go to wine in a dry red as of late.

I would agree. Most Moscato wines are sweeter and I've not found a tremendous difference in cheap vs higher end wines when they are sweeter. Long winded way of saying the WE Moscato compares well to wine in the store.

Highly recommend the winexpert Muscato. It's actually a cheap kit and produces 6 gallons. It's a sweet wine but I've found it very comparable to the 5-10 bottle sweet wines on grocery store shelves. For reds I'd recommend a kit with skins. I'm still relatively new and I've found the red kits...

I don't wish to side track your thread but what would their 5 gallon yield in bottles after pressing?

At this rate I hope any of mine makes it 2 years

I've got too many hobbies so I have to keep my space down.

Similar here. The color is light but has a slight smoke flavor to it. I really wish I'd have bought 2 more kits of it.

The wife would kick me out of the house.

Man this is good. I wish I'd have bought 2 or 3 kits.

I may have to try rjs super tuscan. I will say the ice wines are a good value.

How do the Meglioli kits compare to the other higher end kits?

Yes I was mostly thinking kits. I just did my first batch from juice buckets but all kits before that.

What is the age limit for kits?