RJ Spagnols 1st Kit Made!

mhenry41h · Mar 14, 2012

...and now its bottled. Summary: 3 week primary fermentation using 1/2 of the F-Pack up front. After adding the last 1/2 of the F-Pack and clarifying, I bulk aged for 4 weeks. Yesterday: BOTTLED! Its tasty. Again, it isn't to my style regarding wines but for a nice warm day patio pounder...its a winner. Id say using half of the F-Pack reduced this wine from being classified as a sweet wine to the level almost smack dab in between off-sweet and off-dry. Now we move on to the good stuff, the Cru Select French Viognier kit. Im ready to rock. :sm

Matt723 · Mar 15, 2012

mhenry41h said:
...and now its bottled. Summary: 3 week primary fermentation using 1/2 of the F-Pack up front. After adding the last 1/2 of the F-Pack and clarifying, I bulk aged for 4 weeks. Yesterday: BOTTLED! Its tasty. Again, it isn't to my style regarding wines but for a nice warm day patio pounder...its a winner. Id say using half of the F-Pack reduced this wine from being classified as a sweet wine to the level almost smack dab in between off-sweet and off-dry. Now we move on to the good stuff, the Cru Select French Viognier kit. Im ready to rock.

Good stuff! Thanks for letting us know. I'm looking forward to mine as well.

Midwest Vintner · Mar 16, 2012

congrats! Just beware, making wine can be an addiction. I make so much now, I have to sell it! LOL

mhenry41h · Mar 16, 2012

Midwest Vintner said:
congrats! Just beware, making wine can be an addiction. I make so much now, I have to sell it! LOL

That is my fear. Im an all grain brewer and I brew 2 6 gallons batches per month on average...throwing wine kits in the mix just turned my basement into a mad scientist's lab!

g8keeper · Mar 16, 2012

mhenry41h said:
That is my fear. Im an all grain brewer and I brew 2 6 gallons batches per month on average...throwing wine kits in the mix just turned my basement into a mad scientist's lab!

roflmao....sounds like my kitchen area.....carboys, bottle tree, bottles, equipment and buckets taking over....lol...