WineBuddy Sauvignon Blanc - 30 bottle Kit

[Chippy_Tea]

Mrs Tea suggested we try the kit, we liked it and have made many more gallons, i don't know how it compares to the "proper" stuff as i have never tasted it but i think the WineBuddy Sav Blanc tastes great and at £22:50 for a 30 bottle kit delivered free (tesco click and collect) i think its great value.

 

[magoorty]

Cheers all.
Am I right in assuming that replacing the sugar with grape juice or concentrate will improve the result, as malt does in beer kits?

 

[chewie]

Cheers all.
Am I right in assuming that replacing the sugar with grape juice or concentrate will improve the result, as malt does in beer kits?

I bottled of the 30 bottle kit yesterday, it tasted fine to me and the other half's bingo mate got a bottle to try at bingo last night and she emptied it, she is a hardened Sauv Blanc drinker and now wants more of it.

I think that adding more grape juice as a sugar replacement may well defeat the purpose of buying a kit in the first place as it would lose its intended flavour/essence. If its just a fruity tasting wine you want maybe look no further than a WoW recipe which work out a loot cheaper.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Spot on Chewie, if you mess with it you won't know if what you make is better or worse than the standard kit.

 

[sky190176]

enjoying a cellar 7 kit atm,

but will give the winebuddy kit a try, at the £22.50 price its worth a shot !

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The tesco sale is due any time now, its �£5 cheaper and free click and collect.

 

[richarpo]

... but will give the winebuddy kit a try, at the �£22.50 price its worth a shot !

I pay £44 for Californian Connoisseur. I reckon that there is so much work put in to brewing it that I may as well pay £1.50 per bottle.

 

[cheapbrew]

I just searched tesco website and couldn't find it, or any wine kit other than mulled wine spice, is it a limited time special Chippy?

 

[Cqr]

I just searched tesco website and couldn't find it, or any wine kit other than mulled wine spice, is it a limited time special Chippy?

http://www.tesco.com/direct/winebud...ottles/208-0830.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=208-0830

 

[pookiehair]

More brewing deals at Tesco here - lots reduced.
http://www.tesco.com/direct/search-results/results.page?catId=4294967294&searchquery=home+brewing&SrchId=4294967294

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I just searched tesco website and couldn't find it, or any wine kit other than mulled wine spice, is it a limited time special Chippy?

I google "Tesco home brew sale" its better than going through their site.


All WineBuddy kits - http://www.tesco.com/direct/search-...67294&searchquery=winebuddy&SrchId=4294967294

Full sale list - http://www.tesco.com/direct/diy-car/home-brewing/cat5780015.cat

I haven't seen this before Sorry, due to unexpected high demand all deliveries will take 5-7 days. Excluding Partners.

 

[SANGER_A2]

More brewing deals at Tesco here - lots reduced.
http://www.tesco.com/direct/search-results/results.page?catId=4294967294&searchquery=home+brewing&SrchId=4294967294

Awesome. Thanks very much for this!

 

[cheapbrew]

Thanks for the links cqr, pookie and chippy :thumb:
I was searching on the main tesco site, didn't think to try the direct section
But what a useless search they have if it doesn't cover the whole tesco empire!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I assume its because the sale is only on four times a year but you would think they would have a link from the main page.

 

[cheapbrew]

I would have thought that there would be a link to home brewing items even if there was no sale on, but maybe they only sell home brewing items in sales?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

FFS I had a senior moment there, of course searching for home brew stuff should be easy from the main site sale or no sale.

Send them a cheeky email saying for the price of a kit you could easily improve their home brew sales

 

[cheapbrew]

Good idea Mr Tea.:thumb:....email to customer services sent :grin:

 

[SANGER_A2]

Thanks for the links cqr, pookie and chippy :thumb:
I was searching on the main tesco site, didn't think to try the direct section
But what a useless search they have if it doesn't cover the whole tesco empire!

Just spent �£70 on kits and brew enhancers! :whistle: Thanks again for posting about this. I normally check for the sale every couple of weeks and may have missed it otherwise. Pity we don't also get double clubcard vouchers on it.

 

[cheapbrew]

phone call from bloke at customer services thanking me for alerting them, I think they were just gonna say thanks but I asked were they gonna send me a kit for my efforts then? he said sorry he couldn't do that but he would send me a tenner voucher, so thank you for the suggestion Mr Tea, I owe you one :thumb:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You owe me a bottle. :lol: