What Wine recipe ?

[aamcle]

What I like:-

• Fleurrie
• Good Merlot
• Chardonnay

Not sweet, not too dry, not much Oak but with some reasonable body.

I prefer red wine but chilled the Chardonnay is nice in summer.

I have all the common wine making equipment, including a Harris filter, demijohns, airlocks and so on the rest being shared from my beer brewing equipment.

I've never been successful with wine the last one I did was a juice (pineapple) wine and when I poured it down the drain the rats fled the country!
I think I've asked before however as summer approaches I'd like to try again.

If I'm to go to a lot of trouble for just 6 bottles, I bottled 42 beers yesterday, I want something good whether it's a juice wine or a country wine.

I know I can't do a good red without fermenting on the skins but within that limit what recipe can you recommend?

Thanks All. aamcle

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Give this a go its from the first post here -
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...ne-how-to-guide-and-recipes.49462/post-456519

Rosé wine

1 litre Red grape juice.

1.5 litre Apple Juice.

750g Sugar.

1 tsp Tannin or a mug of very strong black tea. (3 bags stirred every couple of minutes as you put the rest of the ingredients together)

1 tsp Yeast (i use youngs super wine yeast compound)

1 tsp Yeast Nutrient.

1 tsp Pectolase.

1 tsp Glycerine. (optional)

1 tsp citric acid or juice of one lemon. (optional)

 

[aamcle]

Chippy, isn't that just going to make a Rose wine?
I may try it on your recommendation but it's never been a style I particularly enjoy, if I look up a couple of recipes and post them would you be willing to look them over?

Atb. Aamcle

 

[ColinF]

I know I can't do a good red without fermenting on the skins but within that limit what recipe can you recommend

I'm not sure anyone has made an 'easy' red from fruit juice. A few members have tried using dark cherries and dark cherry coulis, with some success.

Chippy, isn't that just going to make a Rose wine?

Yes ☺

 

[aamcle]

I might be better trying a kit, 6 bottles to start with.

Aamcle

 

[ColinF]

I might be better trying a kit, 6 bottles to start with.

My first Kit was a Youngs Merlot Winebuddy. Nice enough product but not a red. Dark Rosè maybe, but not red. These cost in the range of £25-30 (30 bottle). I think you need to pay a little more to get more concentrated red grape juice.

 

[ChrisT]

Yes you make a decent red wine from kits, BUT in my opinion you will need to spend in the order of £50 for 30 bottles. I've tried Beaverdale, On The House, VineCo and WinExpert for reds and whites and they easily match £5 supermarket offerings. Why not try a 6 bottle decent kit and see what you like? That's why I did when I returned to homebrew and then moved on to 30 bottle. What I would say though is that in my experience the 30 bottle kits make a better wine, probably just fermenting and maturing in bulk makes a better wine.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Chippy, isn't that just going to make a Rose wine?

I suggested the Rose as you said you knew you couldn't make a red wine from juice.

I know I can't do a good red without fermenting on the skins but within that limit what recipe can you recommend?

 

[aamcle]

:) :)

 

[jof]

Yep, I'm making wine from 100% red grape juice at the moment & I am expecting it to come out as somewhere between a dark rose & light red simply because juice doesn't give you the little extra omph you would get from the grape skins.

 

[user 44889]

Yep, I'm making wine from 100% red grape juice at the moment & I am expecting it to come out as somewhere between a dark rose & light red simply because juice doesn't give you the little extra omph you would get from the grape skins.

I made one with 100% Red Grape Juice from Sainbury's. 5 ltrs of juice and no water. Came out a dark red, darker than a dark Rose. Matured in bottle for 16 months and was very drinkable. Better than i expected, will be making it again. Please let us know how yours turns out.
I am going to try Chippy_Tea Rose wine recipe as sounds good and i like a Rose.

 

[ColinF]

Matured in bottle for 16 months and was very drinkable.

That's will power for you

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Ours is lucky if it gets to 16 days.

 

[user 44889]

That's will power for you

I knew it would a long wait but worth it lol.

 

[user 44889]

Ours is lucky if it gets to 16 days.

When i give bottles away i always ask them not to open untill at least 1 year from date of bottling. My Rhubarb was the best so far and that was 16 months too.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I only make supermarket juice wines and cheap kits so no need for many months maturing.

 

[user 44889]

I only make supermarket juice wines and cheap kits so no need for many months maturing.

The sooner you can drink it the better. Lol

 

[jof]

Yep, I'm making wine from 100% red grape juice at the moment & I am expecting it to come out as somewhere between a dark rose & light red simply because juice doesn't give you the little extra omph you would get from the grape skins.

It's turned out OK at bottling time.
Tastes like inexpensive red wine.
What I would describe as a lightweight red similar to Italian style.

Tastes OK, comparable to £4 cheap supermarket stuff, but will leave a little longer in the bottle.

I would make it again. The only things I added was a little sugar & yeast nutrient.

 

[user 44889]

It's turned out OK at bottling time.
Tastes like inexpensive red wine.
What I would describe as a lightweight red similar to Italian style.

Tastes OK, comparable to £4 cheap supermarket stuff, but will leave a little longer in the bottle.

I would make it again. The only things I added was a little sugar & yeast nutrient.

Was that 100% just juice or a % of water and if so how much. Looks good. Enjoy

 

[jof]

100% grape juice