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This is a wine kit that claims to take only 7 days. I had to special order and ship it from the UK (http://www.thebrewshop.com). ''"!BelVino wine kits are based on dried fruit, herbs, and berries. Fermentation and clearing are both extremely fast - your wine will be ready to drink in only 7 days. All !BelVino wine kits are very easy to make and you only need to add sugar and water."'' __Kit Name:__ !BelVino Australian Red (http://www.hambletonbard.com) %%% __Major Ingredients:__ Dried sloe, elderberries, raisins, oak chips, gooseberries, figs, hibiscus flowers %%% __Expected Quantity:__ 6 gallons %%% __Actual Quantity:__ |{ cellpadding=2 border=1 cellspacing=0 }{ align=center}{ colspan=5 } __PRIMARY FERMENTATION__ | |{ bgcolor=gray style=color:white}__Date__|__Temperature__|__Specific Gravity__|__Titratable Acid__|__Notes__| | 27-Nov-2005 | 82F | 1.072 | 0.19% | [#DayZero] | | 29-Nov-2005 | 72F | 1.032 | 0.43% | [#DayTwo] | | 2-Dec-2005 | 66F | 0.996 | 0.49% | [#DayFive] | | 6-Dec-2005 | 71F | 0.990 | 0.51% | [#DayNine] | |{ align=center }{ colspan=5 } __SECONDARY FERMENTATION__ | | 6-Dec-2005 |{ align=center colspan=4 } __SECONDARY FERMENTATION__ | | 7-Dec-2005 |{ align=center colspan=4 } __STABILIZING__ | <!--ewiki_col_break ["Winemaking Home" WineMaking] %%% %%% ["BelVino Instructions" http://www.hambletonbard.com/English/Homebrew_Products/Support/BelVino_instruction.pdf] %%% <!--ewiki_page_break __Beginning (27-Nov-2005):__ #DayZero Mixed ingredients following the kit ["instructions" http://www.hambletonbard.com/English/Homebrew_Products/Support/BelVino_instruction.pdf]. __Day Two (29-Nov-2005):__ #DayTwo Took measurements, stirred, and covered. __Day Five (2-Dec-2005):__ #DayFive Took measurements, stirred, and covered. __Day Six (3-Dec-2005):__ #DaySix Put an airlock on the fermentor so I can more easily see if the batch has finished fermentation ... it hasn't. __Day Seven (4-Dec-2005):__ #DaySeven Still fermenting. So much for their claim to a seven day wine kit. I'm still hoping this will be done early enough to be given as Christmas gifts. __Day Nine (6-Dec-2005):__ #DayNine Took measurements. It is still fermenting, but very very slowly. I racked the wine into a 5-gallon better-bottle carboy and capped with a dry air lock. I only got a 375 ml bottle of extra for later topping off, if needed. I put this extra under an air lock as well. I'm going to let the wine sit for another 24 hours before adding the stabilizer. The wine tastes pretty good right now. __Day Ten (7-Dec-2005):__ #DayTen Added stabilizer packet. Stirred. Wait one hour. |
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