Why are kits so large?

[tkdgeek]

I admit I'm only a few years in to brewing and have dabbled in wine from fruits so am very novice.
But why do I need a barrel (exaggeration) to boat paddle up a wine kit? Couldn't they make like 1 gallon and 3 gallon versions? Seems very few and far between and overpriced when I see a 1 gal.
I make my beer tests in 1 gal jug so I know if I liked it!!! What do I do with the other 29 bottles if I don't like a kit?
Sounds very not public correct to ask if people find a friend to go in partials on a kit so you can both get a few bottles and try them out. And where would you post this stalker question at? Ha. Looking for a friend who wants to share wine with. You pay your half. LOL. And for the record, I'm really only talking about the cheaper kinds of wine that don't care if they are aged for the most part. I can understand that the higher quality products take much more time/effort/patience.

 

[paschpacca]

I get frustrated too because I brew 2-3 gallon sizes. My way around it is to download the Recipe Sheet from the kits (there's usually a link on the kit's webpage) and get just that quantity of ingredients at the homebrew store. If I'm feeling extra, I'll find other kits with similar ingredients (same base malt, same hops, etc) so I can order, say, a 10 lb bag of 2 Row to use in 2-3 different 1 gallon batches.

 

[Transamguy77]

I am not a wine drinker and I have thought about it because I have friends who are and I would be nice to offer them something I made.

One of my thoughts was to make a couple of wines and blend them together to make something I might drink. Maybe like a solara project and see what kind of flavors I can make.

 

[paschpacca]

I get frustrated too because I brew 2-3 gallon sizes. My way around it is to download the Recipe Sheet from the kits (there's usually a link on the kit's webpage) and get just that quantity of ingredients at the homebrew store. If I'm feeling extra, I'll find other kits with similar ingredients (same base malt, same hops, etc) so I can order, say, a 10 lb bag of 2 Row to use in 2-3 different 1 gallon batches.

LOL i thought you were talking about beer

 

[bracconiere]

ebay?

 

[bernardsmith]

There ARE kits designed for 1 gallon batches but the idea is that if you make 1 gallon you could just as easily make 5 gallons and while in my opinion that is only true if you know what you are doing (swallowing 5 gallons of swill is a great deal harder than swallowing 1 gallon of the same crap) BUT with a kit you know the kit maker has produced (for the money) a first class product that if you add the appropriate amount of quality water AND you follow the instructions then you will get a couple of cases of wine (about 25 bottles) and while 25 bottles is a fair amount for someone who does not drink wine , for most who make wine they do enjoy a glass or two and 25 bottles as part of a pipeline to enjoy with friends and family and to give as gifts to neighbors and colleagues is not an enormous amount.

 

[Coffee49]

25 bottles of a country fruit wine or 25 bottles of a sagovese kit will have no problem laying still for a year. Eventually you may even hit on a kit you enjoy.