Back in the game- Help with blackcurrant wine

[John Robbins]

Hi All,

Its been a while, maybe 10 years since i last dabbled in homebrewing. Now im back with avengance and renewed enthusiasm!

Thankfully i kept all the gear and have almost completed making a cider press

At the moment ive got a gallon each of elderflower and lemon wine and a turbo cider.

I have a bottle of Rocks blackcurrant cordial and which i would like to brew up but im not sure about the recipe;

500ml Rocks cordial
Wilko red grape concentrate
1tsp yeast nutrient
Sachet general wine yeast
Sugar and water to S.G 1.095

Planning to finish around S.G. 1.000 for a medium at 13%

With Blackcurrant already being quite acid, would i need to add any additional citric acid? Also not sure if i would need to add tanin? (i would use stong black tea)

Has anyone tried this with the cordial? How did it turn out?

 

[Frogbrew]

Can you post a pic of the rocks cordial label for ingredients info.

 

[John Robbins]

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I cannot advise on cordial wine as i have never used it but i do use supermarket juice to make wine often if you haven't see the thread have a look - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49462

 

[Dutto]

Welcome to The Forum. :thumb:

The Rocks Blackcurrant Concentrate above has 167Kcal per 100ml whereas a Lowicz Blackcurrant Syrup has 260.51 Kcal per 100ml.

As most of the Kcals in these liquids comes from fermentable sugars, there may be a need to add more of the Rocks to get the required ABV and maintain the flavour.

Reference:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0051UAK1I/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[John Robbins]

Thanks for the replies. I started it yesterday using the recipe in original post. I added a cup of stewed tea and half a spoon of citric acid.

It's a 740ml bottle not 500 as I initially stated. I used the whole bottle. Hopefully that's enough with the sugar and grape concentrate.

I'll report back here in 6 months to let you know how it turned out.

 

[Skottytee]

Hi John,

How well has it fermented?

Can u tell me how much sugar u added?

Thank you:-)