Supermarket Juice Wine How To guide and Recipes.

[country joe]

As I have said previously make sure you get as much real juice in as possible.
Paradoxically the higher the alcohol content the more "watery" a wine can taste.
Its not nice.

Its a good idea to remember on the continent adding water or extra sugar to wine is "verboten"

Juice is comparability cheap as chips anyway as grand p-pa used to say don't spoil a ship for the want of a hap-penny of tar.
Any pure fruit juice will do it does not have to be grape.

A well made WOW can be superb wine and a pleasure to your friends and really enhance your social standing,Once this blasted virus is out of the way that is.

I had went to Morrison's we only have that and Tesco, and was disappointed what they had on offer, I will have a look in Tescos and see what fruit juices they have on offer

 

[johncrobinson]

Aye experiment till your hearts content.
almost any kind of juice will produce a nice wine
The only real rule is to make sure its not full of sulphites and sorbates.
"The world is your lobster" as Hilda Ogden once said.

 

[Wynott]

WOW - it's not February. I made a WOW from grapefruit juice, which appeared to have stopped at 0.992, so I added syrup back to 1.000 and put it in the garage, where it happily sat but didn't seem to be clearing. Now I know why, I went to move it today, and it's fermenting again. Will be interested to see how long it takes to ferment out and if it does eventually clear. I didn't like the taste much when I put it away, so will see what that is like too. Still learning...

 

[BarryWineMurse]

The Apple wine I started on 22/05 stuck at 1040 for over a week as i used a standard red wine yeast and as I used 1 kilo sugar to 3 litres of juice , I think it stalled out as yeast couldn’t handle alcohol content. So have added some yeast nutrient and an high alcohol tolerant yeast, next time will dial back the sugar

 

[Janulka098]

Hello. I wonder if anybody could help :) I have been browsing this thread for a while and while I have made few kit wines, embarked on the forum favourite rose today after a quick visit to Waitrose for their Merlot grape juice. (Bubbling happily within half an hour of assembly) Now the question and I do apologise was probably answered before, once fermented, stabilised and de-gassed - the sachet finings A and B state they clear up to 25l - do I only use a portion of them for a gallon? Sorry a really silly question - probably already answered many times! Thank you very much

 

[gb0wers]

It would be helpful if you could specify which fining product you have please? I have Kwik Clear in front of me, and the instructions state 1 to 2 ml of A and B per 4.5 Litres, and to use the same quantity of each. I would have expected your finings to come with instructions??

 

[kelper]

Yes, just use a portion. A gallon is 4.5 litres so you need only about a fifth of the contents, give or take, don't worryabout exactitude.

 

[Janulka098]

Yes, just use a portion. A gallon is 4.5 litres so you need only about a fifth of the contents, give or take, don't worryabout exactitude.

Thank you very much for your reply :), sorry about the silly question.... it’s quite logical really.

 

[Barley Rubble]

Do most of you follow the 2+2+2 rule with the supermarket juice wine? My RGJ and AJ wine has been fermenting for 9 days now and bubbles slowed to one every minute or so. I know its not ready to rack yet but if it stops bubbling say after 12 days, would I rack then or wait for the full 14 days?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

No the 2 + 2 + 2 rule is for beer, juice wine normally takes 7 to 10 days then a couple of days for clearing and bottling then most are drinkable straight away.

 

[kelper]

Some of my juice wines have taken three weeks or longer. fermenting. Take the SG two days apart; if it's still dropping wait, unless you have reached your target FG or ABV%. But some are very quick.

 

[BarryWineMurse]

First 5 bottles of orange wine bottled had fermented very dry so adding 4 sweeteners to backsweeten

 

[Chippy_Tea]

First 5 bottles of orange wine bottled had fermented very dry so adding 4 sweeteners to backsweeten

If you are not keen on the orange wine don't let it put you off i wasn't a fan.

 

[Janulka098]

I think I am going a bit crazy with making wine :) look forward to trying it. Currently have quite a batch on the go. Banana, Rhubarb, Range rose and couple of WOW - original forum rose favourite and modified on where I banged a bottle of Rock organic blackcurrant in instead of some of the apple juice and adjusted sugar... we shall see how it ends up :). I know that the country wines will take loooonnngggg time but hopefully have enough on the go of the quick ones to keep supplies up :)

 

[BarryWineMurse]

I will give it some time and taste a bottle in a month , 3 and 6 and a year. I will find a variety I like. Going to make some pineapple wine from juice tomorrow and try my first black cherry jam wine as well

 

[Barley Rubble]

No the 2 + 2 + 2 rule is for beer, juice wine normally takes 7 to 10 days then a couple of days for clearing and bottling then most are drinkable straight away.

Thanks Chippy. My RGJ and AJ has been fermenting for 9 days now and still bubbling although slowed to one every 2 minutes. I think I'll leave it a little longer before racking.

 

[Barley Rubble]

Some of my juice wines have taken three weeks or longer. fermenting. Take the SG two days apart; if it's still dropping wait, unless you have reached your target FG or ABV%. But some are very quick.

Hi Kelper.
I guess different types of WOW's vary in their fermentation mode. I will leave mine a little longer then.

 

[Barley Rubble]

Right. Those 2 RGJ and AJ have now been racked into 2 DJ's with some kwik clear and one campden tablet in each, then topped with AJ to about an inch from the top.

Just started an RGJ and AMJ! (apple 85%and mango15%). Total juice sugars 382 gms. Added 750 gms. of white table sugar; total 1132 gms. Strong cup of green tea - 3 bags, for tannin. Yeast, Pectolase and Yeast Nutrient 1 tsp. of each. Hope it turns out okay?!

 

[kelper]

Most recipes include 1 tsp of citric acid?

 

[Barley Rubble]

I haven't got any, still waiting for a delivery. Oh well never mind. I'll still drink it, don't worry about that...... ;-)