Winexpert chilean Malbec question

[Shirley Bassett]

I purchased a Cellar 7 Malbec a few months ago, and the general advice was to brew it at 21 litres and not 23 as recommended by the instructions.

I’ve just purchased a Winexpert Chilean Malbec kit. If brewed at 23 litres it should be 13% abv. It contains a Lalvin EC1118C yeast sachet.

Question: Should this wine also be brewed short (21 litres), or will this affect the yeasts ability to fully ferment the contents?

 

[joel]

As this is a higher quality kit compared to the Cellar 7 I wouldn't mess with it, it should be good as per instructions, 13% is OK for a red and they will have balanced the acidity for the full volume. Theoretically that yeast could cope if you chose to make it short.

 

[Shirley Bassett]

Thanks. I’ll add some more water to it.