Newbie Question
Newbie Question
Hi
Just ordered my first wine kit and the ad for it says 'just add sugar and water'. What is the best type of sugar to use for winemaking?
Cheers
Just ordered my first wine kit and the ad for it says 'just add sugar and water'. What is the best type of sugar to use for winemaking?
Cheers
Re: Newbie Question
Just use domestic Tate and Lyle, its cheap, 100% convertible to alcohol and CO2. There are many others all of which tend to be expensive compared to T&L and do the same basic job.
A word of warning, many instructions sets for wine kits are poorly written, possibly because they were written when home brewing was in its infancy. Its important to take a reading of the specific gravity (using your Hydrometer) at the start of making the wine and also at the end when fermentation is finished. The difference between these figures will give you an indication of how strong (ABV) the wine is and the finishing SG will indicate if the wine has stopped fermenting. This is important so you don't bottle to early and crate bottle bombs
A word of warning, many instructions sets for wine kits are poorly written, possibly because they were written when home brewing was in its infancy. Its important to take a reading of the specific gravity (using your Hydrometer) at the start of making the wine and also at the end when fermentation is finished. The difference between these figures will give you an indication of how strong (ABV) the wine is and the finishing SG will indicate if the wine has stopped fermenting. This is important so you don't bottle to early and crate bottle bombs
Re: Newbie Question
Thanks scotsloon.scotsloon wrote:Just use domestic Tate and Lyle, its cheap, 100% convertible to alcohol and CO2. There are many others all of which tend to be expensive compared to T&L and do the same basic job.
A word of warning, many instructions sets for wine kits are poorly written, possibly because they were written when home brewing was in its infancy. Its important to take a reading of the specific gravity (using your Hydrometer) at the start of making the wine and also at the end when fermentation is finished. The difference between these figures will give you an indication of how strong (ABV) the wine is and the finishing SG will indicate if the wine has stopped fermenting. This is important so you don't bottle to early and crate bottle bombs
How much sugar would I add for a 30 bottle brew?
Re: Newbie Question
Can you link the kit that you have bought? That way we can advise better?
Re: Newbie Question
Its a Solomon Grundy Zinfandel Rose kit.bquiggerz wrote:Can you link the kit that you have bought? That way we can advise better?
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Re: Newbie Question
It should tell you how much to add.
Re dodgy instructions: they tend to claim it'll be ready sooner than it really will be.
Re dodgy instructions: they tend to claim it'll be ready sooner than it really will be.
Re: Newbie Question
Its says its a 7 day kit. I bought it so it would be ready for xmas.oldbloke wrote:It should tell you how much to add.
Re dodgy instructions: they tend to claim it'll be ready sooner than it really will be.
Re: Newbie Question
I believe it will be 4 kg of sugar needed for the kit.
Happy Brewing,
Ben.
Happy Brewing,
Ben.
Re: Newbie Question
I have brewed this kit before with dextrose and with supermarket sugar. i must say, the dextrose sugar seemed to ferment a bit more calmly than the granulated sugar, the granulated sugar made it taste a bit too sweet for me personally so i tend to stick to dextrose
Re: Newbie Question
Thanks, how much did you use? I'm gonna have to use supermarket sugar as brewing sugar will work out quite expensive.winelover6 wrote:I have brewed this kit before with dextrose and with supermarket sugar. i must say, the dextrose sugar seemed to ferment a bit more calmly than the granulated sugar, the granulated sugar made it taste a bit too sweet for me personally so i tend to stick to dextrose