Supermarket Juice Wine How To guide and Recipes.

[cheapbrew]

Is that tablespoons?

yes but approximately, I just squirt it in and I know from previous use one squeeze is approx a tablespoon, and it was only three sqeeezes left in the bottle, I always put it in all my wines, usually use fresh lemons though, but after trying aldi with no luck on high % juice and then tesco I ended up forgetting the lemon, DOH!

 

[cheapbrew]

If the sugar is all well dissolved at the start you shouldn't have sugar settling out, and as long as it is fermenting then it wont be a problem, the gas movement within the must will keep the yeast finding the sugar, but I regularly stir/shake my fermenting bin/DJ's, during the first few days it doesn't hurt.

 

[NCFCcrazy]

I bought some raspberry syrup today, plan to make some wine with it.

I'm sure I saw a recipe o here but I'm damned if I can find it!

 

[magpie2000k]

Ok both have started to ferment but certainly not vigorously at this time.
Have a feeling might make a third tonight anyone tried this with grape and grapefruit. Feel the twist of grapefruit could give nice flavour.

 

[Grand gris]

I,m just about to try the a grapefruit as well - I had a beautiful Sauvignon blanc a few weeks ago and I thought it had definite Grapefruit taste.

On the label it said Guava - I don't know what that is but I thought Grapefruit

Hopefully this will go well?

 

[magpie2000k]

Just made mine loving this for £2 for 7 bottles who cares.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

That's the beauty of supermarket juice wine, if it turns out awful (and i haven't ever made one that was undrinkable) you can bin it and start another and you've only lost a couple of quid.

 

[chewie]

I,m just about to try the a grapefruit as well - I had a beautiful Sauvignon blanc a few weeks ago and I thought it had definite Grapefruit taste.

On the label it said Guava - I don't know what that is but I thought Grapefruit

Hopefully this will go well?

I threw together a 1litre white grape juice, 1/2 litre apple and a 1/3rd litre tesco pink grapefruit juice ( http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=282646562 ) Its turned out pretty good, i didn't want an overpowering grapefruit taste so kept it to an approx 3rd of that bottle.

 

[magpie2000k]

These amaze me can't wait to taste first one as that will be starting point for tinkering. Another big thanks to all on this forum. Such a great resource. Makes it so easy for newbies like me to get the confidence to start.

 

[cheapbrew]

I was gonna check the gravity of my wow variant today but I had to go out collecting oil for my other brewing hobby, biodiesel, I will check it tomorrow, it's been 9 days and activity is slowing right down.

My bucks prune is still going well but has lots of sediment so 3 dj's will probably end up nearer 2dj's once racked.

 

[magpie2000k]

I'm turning into a right cheap skate on here. Cheapest I can find white grape juice is wait rose for £1.75. I mean 6 bottles of wine will cost about £2.50. With sugars etc.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

£1:75 :shock: i am gutted if my juices are much over a pound each. :lol:

 

[magpie2000k]

I hear you it's just rude.
That said I did work out that if I buy 46 I get them for £80.50 but get £20 off for first shop so £1.31 each lol

 

[stevej]

Just been talking to another member and wows came into the conversation, remembered i had made a strawberry wow a while ago so decided to open a bottle tonight WOW IS THE WORD its bloody champagne its all over the ceiling oops, so much for my fermentation stopping cant wait for twisty to get in from work

 

[Mordekai]

I hear you it's just rude.
That said I did work out that if I buy 46 I get them for �£80.50 but get �£20 off for first shop so �£1.31 each lol

ALDI WGJ is usually about 85p a litre.

Our local LIDL has stopped stocking their white, which (like the Red) is usually 99p (sometimes 95p) a litre.

I'm going to have to find an alternative to my LIDL supplies, so I will see if the local ALDI are up to it, or just use Red till I find another...

LIDL do 100% Orange and 100% Apple, both for about 55p a Litre.

And their sugar is about 39 a bag.

 

[magpie2000k]

Do you guys find ordinary sugar as good or better than brewing sugar

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I have never used brewing sugar, juice wines are supposed to be a cheap way of making wine so good old Tate & Lyle is good enough for me. :wink:

 

[magpie2000k]

Ok cool ta

 

[NCFCcrazy]

Do you guys find ordinary sugar as good or better than brewing sugar

I have only used household sugar so cannot say whether it makes a difference. I'm tempted to experiment to find out for sure.

I did find this which covers the difference.

The main difference in the use is that it is a Mono Saccharide (one molecule of glucose) as opposed to household sugar which is a Di-saccahide (2 molecules). This means that fermentation using brewing sugar will start quicker and ferment cleaner. Normal household sugar has to be 'split' by the yeast which produces bi-products and impurities.*

These bi-products can have a taste which may slightly affect the taste of home brewed drinks.*

 

[magpie2000k]

Cheers I ask as its about 4 times the price.