Supermarket Juice Wine How To guide and Recipes.

[scottydog.]

I was ready to give up on my cherry,red Grape juice and apple wine.I made it in April and tried it in July and it was OK but nothing special, opened it tonight and a lot better.

 

[matt.]

A low initial SG?
Just starting a grape juice wine
Four liters of ASDA Blueberry juice
One liter of Fruits of the forest juice
500 gm of frozen black forest fruits

SG is starting at 1024
Double checked the hydrometer.

A bit low?
I'm not out to make anything super strong but.....

Thoughts folks
Thanks

 

[scottydog.]

A low initial SG?
Just starting a grape juice wine
Four liters of ASDA Blueberry juice
One liter of Fruits of the forest juice
500 gm of frozen black forest fruits

SG is starting at 1024
Double checked the hydrometer.

A bit low?
I'm not out to make anything super strong but.....

Thoughts folks
Thanks

I made pomegranite and white Grape added extra sugar and it tasted like petrol,lesson learned, less is better.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

A low initial SG?
Just starting a grape juice wine
Four liters of ASDA Blueberry juice
One liter of Fruits of the forest juice
500 gm of frozen black forest fruits

SG is starting at 1024
Double checked the hydrometer.

A bit low?
I'm not out to make anything super strong but.....

Thoughts folks
Thanks

What have you made this in?

Its normally 2.5 litres of juice per demijohn (4.5 litres total) and 1100g sugar total more than that its like alcopop not wine

 

[matt.]

What have you made this in?

Its normally 2.5 litres of juice per demijohn (4.5 litres total) and 1100g sugar total more than that its like alcopop not wine

It's going into a glass demijohn after fermenting for a week or so in a plastic tub with an airlock.
I'll strain off the black forest fruits before putting into the demi.
I thought that the starting SG would be higher although I'm not wanting rocket fuel.
Should I add some sugar to pep up the SG??

Thanks folks

 

[jof]

When you started, the packaging should have said what the sugar content was.
You add all that up, then work out how much extra sugar to add like what chippy said.

If you add neat sugar from the packet now, be careful & add slowly & stir, because if fermentation has started you won't want a foam eruption.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

It's going into a glass demijohn after fermenting for a week or so in a plastic tub with an airlock.
I'll strain off the black forest fruits before putting into the demi.
I thought that the starting SG would be higher although I'm not wanting rocket fuel.
Should I add some sugar to pep up the SG??

Thanks folks

That's way too much juice for a 4.5 litre demijohn its going to be very strong tasting try 2.5 litres next time and compare.

When you started, the packaging should have said what the sugar content was.
You add all that up, then work out how much extra sugar to add like what chippy said.

If you add up all sugars in the cartons then make the DJ up to 1100g total it'll end close to 13% ABV.