What was the final Alcohol measurement once fermentation completed?

"Brian Lundeen" > wrote in message >...
> "Harry Colquhoun" > wrote in message
> om...
> > My first wine kit is finally ready to be bottled. It is one that I
> > made many mistakes on (and received much help from this group as a
> > result). The wine kit was probably the cheapest type of kit you can
> > buy -- some $40 Canadian peach wine, so I wasn't really expecting
> > miracles, but I wasn't expecting it to taste this bad.
>
> One thing I wish people would do in posts like this is....
>
> Name names!
>
> Which kit was it? We're all knowledgeable enough to realize that its not
> only the kit but how its made that determines its ultimate quality, but if
> the same names are named over and over, you start to get a good picture of
> the expected quality of the kit, whether good or bad.
>
> Brian

Harry Colquhoun wrote:

> My first wine kit is finally ready to be bottled. It is one that I
> made many mistakes on (and received much help from this group as a
> result). The wine kit was probably the cheapest type of kit you can
> buy -- some $40 Canadian peach wine, so I wasn't really expecting
> miracles, but I wasn't expecting it to taste this bad.
>
> The phrase 'rocket fuel' is pretty accurate -- it tastes like really
> crappy vodka mixed with very weak peach water.
>
> Is this something that is going to mellow out over time? Can I bulk
> age this type of kit, or even age it a few months in the bottle?

One option would be to actually add some vodka and some sugar and make kinda
sorta a liquor out of it. The added sugar may bring out more of the peach
flavor. Make sure you get the alcohol content high enough so that the
sugar will not ferment. It might make a pretty good liquid panty hose
remover for your lady friends. ha ha.

"Harry Colquhoun" > wrote in message
om...
> My first wine kit is finally ready to be bottled. It is one that I
> made many mistakes on (and received much help from this group as a
> result). The wine kit was probably the cheapest type of kit you can
> buy -- some $40 Canadian peach wine, so I wasn't really expecting
> miracles, but I wasn't expecting it to taste this bad.
>
> The phrase 'rocket fuel' is pretty accurate -- it tastes like really
> crappy vodka mixed with very weak peach water.

Your description fits a very young wine, and by definition, the wine is not
ready to bottle.

> Is this something that is going to mellow out over time? Can I bulk
> age this type of kit, or even age it a few months in the bottle?

Yes indeed, your wine will mellow out and improve considerably. Please
consider bulk aging the wine for about a year and then bottle age for
another year. You will be surprised how much improvement a year or two of
aging makes.

Good luck Harry,
lum