Supermarket Juice Wine How To guide and Recipes.

[Gorty]

I find the red grape and pomegranate to be closest to a red though it still is more like a rose.

I agree Chewie, pomegranate does make quite a dark wine as does blueberry but the RGJ can make a difference to the colour as well. I've found that Sainsbury's seems to make a good dark one, the last time I used Asda's it wasn't quite so dark. Chippy mentioned in a similar discussion a while back that although the colour might be right it's never quite the same as a red.

 

[cheapbrew]

Hers is a recipe for Richard's Red from another forum, it allegedly comes out like a good red table wine, it uses 1 x 245g can of Young's wine enricher, I've not tried it myself but have a read and see what ya's think.



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 for the 6 but IMHO you do get a decent red table wine.

Regards and enjoy Richard G
http://www.homewinemaking.co.uk/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1295555884/0

 

[Cqr]

Just tried my wow, Apple grape
It's down to 1000 now, sweet but sharp
Is sharp a sine I need to add acid
I started this brew on the 18-11-15 sg 1100

I've had a third and forth tast now :whistle:
It tastes sharp on the sides off my tung if that makes any sense

 

[Labowner]

Just added 2 wow's to the fermenting fridge.

Red Grape/Apple
1l Red Grape (Lidl)
2l Cloudy Apple (Lidl) they were out of clear and this one is my fav anyway.
800g Caster Sugar
1 cup strong tea
1 tsp Pectalose
1 tsp Glycerine
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp Yeast (girvan GV5)

Apple Wine
3l Cloudy Apple (Lidl)
1Kg Caster Sugar
1 cup strong tea
1 tsp Pectalose
1 tsp Glycerine
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp Yeast (girvan GV5)

Going to be away next week so It'll be left in peace until I get back about 10days time. Hopefully it'll be ready to rack by then.
Quick question. When I rack do I top up with water or would clear apple juice or grape juice be better?

Racked these today as I got the hold of a few demi's and chalk pens (they are fantastic, big wean with new toy :grin:)
The RG/Apple has gone to 0.995 and tasted a little dry but ok. The Apple had only gone to 1.010 but wasn't over sweet so I think it'll be ok. I may use it as a base for an asti style sweet fizzy with champagne yeast but haven't decided yet.

Split each into two demis or experimentation. Added a camden tab t each and degassed with the drill.
Topped up one apple with Apple Juice and the other Apple with 50/50 Apple/Water.
The Grape and Apple I topped one with Red Grape/Apple about 60/40 and the other I topped with the RG60-Apple40 / Water 50/50.
Tomorrow i'll add some Potassium Sorbate then leave it a few days or a week and hit it with kwik clear finings.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You can degas, add stabiliser and clear at the same time you don't need to wait.

 

[Labowner]

You can degas, add stabiliser and clear at the same time you don't need to wait.

Cheers Chippy, will do it tomorrow then :)

 

[chewie]

I tend to add tablets/sorbate then degas to make sure there well mixed then leave it till the gas head has settled out (about 30 mins) then add the first of the finings.

 

[Cqr]

I see in sainsburys beetroot juice 1L
Anyone tried a beetroot wow or just beetroot wine

 

[magpie2000k]

I'm too new tbh my first wows aren't ready. But I would say try it. That's the beauty 6 bottles of wine for about £2.00

 

[cheapbrew]

I doubt it will have any sugar in but check, who knows these days,

never made beetroot wine myself, a mate once turned up with some his brother had made and all I remember is we banged on about what a feckin lovely colour it was every time we poured a glass.

 

[magpie2000k]

Lol so you drank enough of it or at least something.

 

[Cqr]

I'm too new tbh my first wows aren't ready. But I would say try it. That's the beauty 6 bottles of wine for about �£2.00

Beetroot juice 90% 10% Apple £2,70 a litre
The xpence man I can't though that kind off gold about :rofl::rofl:

 

[magpie2000k]

That could work out over 50p a bottle. Noooooo

 

[Cqr]

But it would be great I bet

 

[Mrcwcb89]

Looking in to putting a wow on as soon as I'm home

Obv WGJ is had to come by so chances are I'll be using RGJ but when it comes to to using the like of cranberry juice what ones would you recommend (brands, juice content etc ) ?

Would this one be fine ?

http://groceries.asda.com/product/grapes-berries/asda-cranberry-juice-drink/32898

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The problem with that juice is its are mostly water -

Water , Sugar , Cranberry Juice from Concentrate (12%) , Ascorbic Acid , Flavouring , Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid) , Colour (Carotenes) .

They taste strong but lose taste as they ferment, i am sure the stuff we used to use was nearer 50% juice so we doubled up, see if you can find any that are more juice.

 

[Mrcwcb89]

[emoji106] cheers chippy will have a scout

 

[Cqr]

Think I may try 1 litre off beetroot and 1 litre off white grape
But here's the question what type off acid if any + any thing I should add, I'am a novice still

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I would give the acid a miss then you will know if its awful its not the acid that caused it.

 

[Cqr]

I would give the acid a miss then you will know if its awful its not the acid that caused it.

Good point
I think I may put two wows on , one with one without