Tinned Peach Wine - my starting SG 1100

[WendyAF]

I've just started a peach wine today and I think I many have miscalulated the sugar ratios. In the fv I have two tins of mashed peaches in fruit juice, 500mls Rose grape Juice, 900g (ish) sugar and water to make up to 4.5 litres, my starting SG is 1100 - is this too high? I would like to end up with a dry / medium dry wine.

thanks

 

[oldbloke]

I think 1100 is great, but then I like my wine dry and 13%+
The starting gravity doesn't affect whether it finishes dry or medium, when you bang in the stabiliser does that

 

[WendyAF]

thanks I've only done one wine kit prior to this one so I'm not really sure what I am doing yet! - I prefer a dryer wine so will take careto add the stabiliser at the correct time.

 

[oldbloke]

If you like it dry just leave it until you haven't seen any bubbles through the lock for a day or so, plus a week, then stabilise purely in case you were wrong about it being finished

 

[Grand gris]

I just started pretty much the same thing this weekend.

I :nah: (SWMBO) had some dried apricots so I bunged them in as well - Anyone got any ideas whether any of thier taste is likely to come out. I only had 100grams for 2 Gallons?

 

[tonyhibbett]

It can only improve the outcome.

 

[Grand gris]

Cheers mate : lets hoe so

 

[divingdavey]

I made a tinned peach wine recently and it's lovely :) :

 

[ChewedKandi]

I'm wanting to use tinned peaches in a wine soon (seems you can't get pure peach fruit juice - urgh). I was wondering which tinned peaches you've used? Is there any specific ingredient/brand to avoid when making wine from tinned fruit?

 

[divingdavey]

I'm wanting to use tinned peaches in a wine soon (seems you c.an't get pure peach fruit juice - urgh). I was wondering which tinned peaches you've used? Is there any specific ingredient/brand to avoid when making wine from tinned fruit?

I just used the cheapest I could find. I think you need to steer clear of preservatives.

 

[WendyAF]

I'm wanting to use tinned peaches in a wine soon (seems you can't get pure peach fruit juice - urgh). I was wondering which tinned peaches you've used? Is there any specific ingredient/brand to avoid when making wine from tinned fruit?

I used 2 tins of Tesco Everyday Value Sliced peaches in fruit juice 39p per tin. I had a sneaky sip (after fermentation/before adding stabiliser) and it tasted delicious, so I have high hopes for the finished wine. I am waiting for it to clear but may add finings to speed things along.