Making supermarket juice wine without boiling water.

[Chippy_Tea]

For this method to work you will need a beer brewing thermometer like this one at Wilko @ £2.63 or a stick on LCD thermometer strip and a home made or shop bought degassing wand. (see video below to make one yourself)


I usually dissolve the sugar in two pans of boiling water (for 2 DJ's) and let them cool before adding them to the DJ's, yesterday it was very hot in the kitchen and i didn't want to stand stirring two pans of boiling water so i came up with this method.

1] Pour 2 litres of juice from the fridge into each DJ and add the sugar and tannin (or black tea) then fill each DJ with cold water to roughly 3/4 full.

2] Use your degassing wand to dissolve all the sugar that has settled to the bottom into the juice.

3] Add small amounts of hot but not boiling water to the juice making sure it goes in the centre of the DJ, check the temperature each time, you are aiming for 20c - 25c, top up to the shoulder with cold water then check the temperature is still above 20c now add the yeast etc.

If you are reading this and haven't a clue what i am on about read this guide on how to make supermarket juice wines - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33606

Thermometer £2:63 at Wilko - http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/wilko-thermometer-12-inch-spirit/invt/0022574

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwq3TpkqCE[/ame]

 

[fivegoldstars]

Hi. I'm brewing quite a few TC's, but probably moving on to WOW's next. I'm a bit confused by this post though. I'd understood the only reason for heating was to boil out preservatives etc - I've never used heat to dissolve sugar in any wines/TC's I've made, just added all ingredients and let the yeasts do their work. Should I be doing this differently?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If you watch the videos below you can see all the ingredients and the method, using boiling or hot water allows all the sugar be dissolved before it goes into the DJ which helps it get started.

Part 1 -

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpkXCowv2Ys[/ame]

Part 2 -

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQQdkS0JAw#t=27[/ame]

 

[fishsupper]

Wow thats a great videos you have made there Chippy. I may have to have a look at this since my quest for a good red seems to draw a blank.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Its not me but the guy does a good job of showing how to make the original WOW.

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[jondi11]

I have made a few from Waitrose juices, especially like grape & peach also apple and raspberry were nice too,must get more on the go. I use 3 litres of juice topped up with disolved sugar water.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I have made a few from Waitrose juices, especially like grape & peach also apple and raspberry were nice too,must get more on the go. I use 3 litres of juice topped up with dissolved sugar water.

I am making most of my juice wines with red grape juice as white grape juice is hard to get where i live, i find a litre of red grape juice and a litre of 100% apple juice make a decent wine, i never use three litres unless the juice is less than 50%.

There are lots of recipes and feedback in this thread - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=39846

 

[fishsupper]

why is that surely 'wine' is 100% juice no sugar

 

[Chippy_Tea]

why is that surely 'wine' is 100% juice no sugar

You said earlier - Wow thats a great videos you have made there Chippy. I may have to have a look at this since my quest for a good red seems to draw a blank.

I don't understand why after watching the "how to make a WOW video" you now ask "surely 'wine' is 100% juice no sugar"

Is this yet another WUM on the boards - Chippy-tea - fishsupper.

 

[fishsupper]

Sorry Chippy I was meaning why did you say only use 2 L and not 3 unless it is 50%, can you not just use all juice like real wine . Didn't mean to cause offence or question you wine knowledge.

By the way what is a WUM I have been called many things but not one of those

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You could user 4.5 litres of juice but you would end up with very strong tasting wine.

 

[fishsupper]

If I used less sugar would i be able to make a less strong wine but wiith more flavour if I used 4.5l of juice?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

It won't let post a one word answer, the answer is Yes.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If I used less sugar would i be able to make a less strong wine but wiith more flavour if I used 4.5l of juice?

I have just re-read this question and i would like to add to my earlier answer.

If you add more juice you are also adding more sugar, you need to add the sugar in the cartons together then you know how much sugar to add for a specific ABV.