Kept my brew at a constant temperature throughout the process. I taped the sensor probe to the side of the brewing bin rather than emerse it. Covered it with sponge. It stayed at the same temp as the lcd indicator. Fully recommend
I brew a lot of wine from kits, some cheap, some mid range and when I'm taken the desire an expensive one.
The Montecino kit is very reasonably priced for what the end result is, on par with kits twice the price.
Yes, the tap is meant to come out the opening but it doesn't really matter as I didn't read the instructions on the box anyway!
Brewing is as simple as other kits are, take a fair bit longer to ferment than stated, as other kits do and you need as little effort as other kits do.
The result from this kit though is excellent, a full bodied red with a clean finish. You do need to leave it to mature though, 4 weeks at least, preferably in bulk (I do the first rack after clearing into barrels) then bottle.
All in all though, would highly recommend this, especially if you like a full bodied wine.
Took a bit longer than 7 days, but nice wine.
Mangrove Jack's 10g Beer Yeast - M42 New World Strong Ale