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Cantina Red 28 Bottle Wine Kit
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Sanitise your fermenter, equipment and bottles first with ChemSan no-rinse sanitiser.
Cantina Red is a fruity, rich Italian table red made with the same grape mix as the famous Tuscan reds, from northern Italian grapes. The kit makes 28 bottles in five days and is meant to be enjoyed young.
New to home brewing? Get this kit as a complete starter kit.
Add a 25 litre fermenter with tap, bottling wand, airlock, hydrometer and sanitiser and it becomes our Cantina Wine Making Starter Kit – all you need to add is bottles. Includes a step-by-step guide.
Get the starter kit – £63.99Expect a very fruity red with young tannins - a relaxed, everyday wine for pasta nights rather than one to lay down for years.
What's in the box
- Italian grape juice concentrate - no sugar needed
- Sachet 1: wine yeast and nutrient
- Sachet 2: stabiliser
- Sachets 3 and 4: two-part finings to clear the wine
Specs
- About 4 days fermenting plus 1 day stabilising and clearing
- Needs a 25-33 litre fermenter with an airlock, and a syphon
How to make it
- Empty the juice into a clean fermenter and top up with water at 20-30°C to 21 litres.
- Add sachet 1, fit the airlock and ferment for about 4 days.
- Once the hydrometer reads 1000 or below, rack off, add the stabiliser, de-gas, then add both finings.
- Rack off the clear wine the next day and bottle.
Ideal for anyone who wants a reliable house red at home. Pick up corks and green 75cl wine bottles, or try the bolder Cantina Cabernet Sauvignon.