1 Litre Grape Juice Concentrate £12.90

[ScottE75]

I found this on eBay. It works out at half the price of other GJC. It's a bargain I think.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5338413729&icep_item=283315446899060353.m1438.l2649

 

[Chippy_Tea]

It doesn't telly you home much to dilute it or how long its shelf life is once opened, 100% fruit juices have to be consumed within 2 - 3 days once opened.

 

[Drunkula]

If it's 65 brix that's about 260 points brewing, so dilute 2.9 times to get a starting gravity of 1.090. You're still talking over 4 quid a litre. Unless you needed it for some specific reason you'd be far better off with a decent wine kit. You can still get grape juice in Sainsburys for a quid a litre. Not saying it'll do the same job but it's got a starting gravity of 1.086 for the red.

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi @ScottE75
Shot down in flames again!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If it's 65 brix that's about 260 points brewing, so dilute 2.9 times to get a starting gravity of 1.090. You're still talking over 4 quid a litre. Unless you needed it for some specific reason you'd be far better off with a decent wine kit. You can still get grape juice in Sainsburys for a quid a litre. Not saying it'll do the same job but it's got a starting gravity of 1.086 for the red.

Thanks for working that out for us. :hat:

 

[tonyhibbett]

Youngs now sell it for £10 a litre, which is cheaper than buying their (or Wilco) small bottles of wine enhancer. All mid price wine kits are only 40% grape juice.

 

[ScottE75]

If it's 65 brix that's about 260 points brewing, so dilute 2.9 times to get a starting gravity of 1.090. You're still talking over 4 quid a litre. Unless you needed it for some specific reason you'd be far better off with a decent wine kit. You can still get grape juice in Sainsburys for a quid a litre. Not saying it'll do the same job but it's got a starting gravity of 1.086 for the red.

Thanks for the info. I didn't notice the 65 brix on the carton. I planned to add 250ml to a gallon of Ginger wine before fermentation. The other reason I wanted it is because I just made 2 x 1 gallon batches of Ginger wine using liquidised sultanas. The wine came out lovely but is a pain to rack because of the bits.

 

[tonyhibbett]

The shelf life is not affected by opening the container if re-sealed, but the white juice darkens eventually.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The shelf life is not affected by opening the container if re-sealed, but the white juice darkens eventually.

The bottled supermarket juice (100% juice) has to be consumed in a couple of days once opened why is this juice different Tony?

 

[VW911]

The supermarket juice is not concentrated.
The concentrated juice has a much higher sugar level, and the sugar acts as the preservative...

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The supermarket juice is not concentrated.
The concentrated juice has a much higher sugar level, and the sugar acts as the preservative...

Thanks for explaining.