Whew,
I purchased an online kit that makes 5 gallons, most premium kits make 6
gallons. For secondary fermentation I bought a 5 gallon carboy. Seems to
me, I may be better off, just making a 5 gallon batch rather than a 6
gallon, and I will save on purchasing another carboy?
Just a thought.
Dave in NJ
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> Last year I was short my regular carboy so I made up a California
> Cabernet Sauvignon kit to 19.5 litres rather than the suggested 23.5
> litres. The results were incredible. The stuff tastes like $20+ a
> bottle wine and is only just over a year old.
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> I thought about this for bit to try and figure out what happened.
> I figure the kit makers are trying to get the most out of their juice
> so they make a kit to come in at 1.080, just above the level to make
> wine that will keep (19 Brix, 10.1 %). By reducing the water I
> increased the quality by 20%.
>
> Try it.
>
> Boatman
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