Red Grape Juice

[andyh]

I found RGJ in Tescos and Morrisons. One made from concentrate and the other NOT made from concentrate.

Does it make any differance??? for brewing. :wha:

 

[RobWalker]

Maybe for wine because less of the aroma is boiled off in not from concentrate. I certainly don't care when it comes to cider!

 

[andyh]

Thanks Rob.

 

[Pearlfisher]

Here's a recipe for Richards Red , I've tried it and certainly WOULDN'T make it again. -

3 litres pure pressed red grape juice (3 for £2 Tescos or Sainsburys 100% pressed red grape or you can use the Italian grape juice from Sainsbods in place of one of the pressed.)

I can (245 gram) Youngs wine enricher ( I get mine from Wilko's) this is a must as it gives some body to the wine.

1tsp nutrient, 1tsp citric acid, 1tsp pectolase ½tsp tannin and I always use a Vit B1 tab but it is not essential.

450 grams sugar dissolved in hot water to make 1 litre liquid.

Make up to the 1 gall mark with water if needed and check OG should be around 1090-5.

I always use 500 grams sugar this gives an OG of 1.100 at the 1 gall mark I then fill almost to the top this, I find, then brings it down to 1.090 and I then draw off about ¾ litre and ferment this in a pet this way I get a full DJ when the fermentation dies down and no frothing over.

Use a starter yeast ( I use Harris's super yeast but a Burgandy gives better results) and ferment to required dryness mine is about 0.998

Then the usual de-gas stabilise fine filter etc.

I usually get 6+ bottles using my method but it does cost about £5 and you do get a decent red table wine.

 

[andyh]

Thanks for the recipe.

 

[patesy]

I make this wine regularly and use this as my house wine and think it tastes lovely I play about with the grape juices and get different flavours.Pearlfisher why wont you make this again if as you say makes a decent table wine?

 

[Moley]

I found RGJ in Tescos and Morrisons. One made from concentrate and the other NOT made from concentrate.

Does it make any differance??? for brewing. :wha:

Pure Pressed should be better than "from concentrate", because it hasn't been buggered about with to the same extent. In practice it doesn't seem to make a great deal of difference though.

I get most of mine from Aldi, not from concentrate, 85p a litre :thumb:


You don't use grape juice for brewing though

 

[Pearlfisher]

I make this wine regularly and use this as my house wine and think it tastes lovely I play about with the grape juices and get different flavours.Pearlfisher why wont you make this again if as you say makes a decent table wine?

Sorry , I was quoting from the recipe should have enclosed it with " ".

I made it from 4l of Welch's purple grape juice , which imo tastes horrible to start with and didn't taste any better after it had fermented .
Oldgrays said he made some and left it for two years and it's just about usable for cooking!

 

[tonyhibbett]

I have said it before and will say it again. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Attempting to simulate great wine is fun but doomed to failure. At best you can make brave alternatives.

 

[andyh]

I found RGJ in Tescos and Morrisons. One made from concentrate and the other NOT made from concentrate.

Does it make any differance??? for brewing. :wha:

Pure Pressed should be better than "from concentrate", because it hasn't been buggered about with to the same extent. In practice it doesn't seem to make a great deal of difference though.

I get most of mine from Aldi, not from concentrate, 85p a litre :thumb:


You don't use grape juice for brewing though

Cheers Moley, that's even cheaper than I've seen :thumb: I've never shopped in Aldi, I'll give it a try.

Thanks again

Andy