Trouble with the Green Apple Reisling

A little problem with the Green Apple Reisling kit from Island Mist.

The wine is week and not as Apple-y tasting as my last batch.

As it turns out the kit has a new set of instructions in the box, which I followed to the letter, and the new instructions tell you to fill the primary fermentor with 6 US gal. Instead of the 5 like I made last time. So following the instructions like a good brewer I made a 6 Gal. batch instead of a 5 gal. batch.

I went to the local Beer and Wine Making pantry to discus the weak wine, and the owner told me that she has instructed all her employees to tell customers that purchase the Island Mist kits to make 5 gal batches instead of the 6 gal batches per the instructions. Guess I must have missed that advice when I bought the kit.

In any event they have a Green Apple extract (2 oz.) to add to the wine to bring out the apple flavor but I am still worried about the weak wine part.

I will have decided that during the bottling phase (next week) I will purchase a bottle or two of my favorite Reisling wine, and remove some of the weak wine, and blend in some store bought wine, and add the Green Apple extract to bring the wine back up to my liking.

The Island mist kits have always been a favorite at our home, and an important lesson can be had here. Some times the instructions are not exactly correct and it is up to us, the good wine and beer brewers to experiment with.

Will let you know how the Green Apple turns out after the bottling. Also will be bottling the Meza Luna Red as well, and this is tasting wonderful!