Berry454
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Just wanted to start a thread for one of my experimental recipes. I'm attempting to make a good, cheap red wine using Tesco's forest fruits fresh juice.
I started a batch of this in a DJ on Monday. It's currently bubbling away and I'll keep updating this thread along the brew process.
The recipe
3 X 1 litre bottles of Tesco forest fruits juice.
1 X can of princes black cherry
680g white table sugar
Half sachet of EC 1118
1 TSP Wilko nutrient
1 TSP citric acid.
4 black teabags boiled and added for tannin.
After fermentation I estimate this will come out to be a light red due to the cherries which darken the wine significantly. I may add some grape skin extract post fermentation to colour into a deeper red.
The forest fruits juice per bottle is made up of: Apple Juice (58%), Grape Juice (24%), Strawberry Purée (8%), Blackberry Purée (4%), Blackcurrant Purée (4%).
I estimate the finished percentage should be around 12-13% ABV.
I started a batch of this in a DJ on Monday. It's currently bubbling away and I'll keep updating this thread along the brew process.
The recipe
3 X 1 litre bottles of Tesco forest fruits juice.
1 X can of princes black cherry
680g white table sugar
Half sachet of EC 1118
1 TSP Wilko nutrient
1 TSP citric acid.
4 black teabags boiled and added for tannin.
After fermentation I estimate this will come out to be a light red due to the cherries which darken the wine significantly. I may add some grape skin extract post fermentation to colour into a deeper red.
The forest fruits juice per bottle is made up of: Apple Juice (58%), Grape Juice (24%), Strawberry Purée (8%), Blackberry Purée (4%), Blackcurrant Purée (4%).
I estimate the finished percentage should be around 12-13% ABV.
1 can in 4.5litres should be fairly dramatic 
