wine from scratch

[jam]

You can use any juice thou

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You can use any juice thou
You can use any juice but they've got to be 100% fruit is it and from concentrate?

They don't have to be 100% but you have to double up if they are 50% or less.

 

[jam]

It works out amount of sugar with the juices 1kg for 1 gallon of wine is it ?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I used to make the total sugar content 1100g for 14%. (ish)

 

[jam]

Happy days

 

[jam]

How do you make a dry wine is it less sugar

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You let it ferment as far as it will go, if it gets to .990 it'll be dry.

 

[jam]

How many weeks 3 to 4 is it

 

[Chippy_Tea]

There is no set time, let it get to .994 or below then leave it a week for the yeast to clean up after itself before finishing it (clearing etc)

This is an edit i recently added to the original juice wine making thread, its up to you which method you use.

On 18-6-2015 a member (Roddy) decided to give the "allow 1 week for the yeast to clean up after itself" theory a test, his and others findings can be found here - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=54157

 

[jam]

Is white grape juice ok with cranberry juice?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Yes i have made it many times, what % is the cranberry?

 

[jam]

24% cranberry is

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Its a strong tasting juice you should be fine.

 

[jam]

You say drop the sugar for every extra carton you use would that be 100g less because cranberry and apple and elderflower from aldI haven't much sugar in them just 3.4g in one and the other is 34 g

 

[jam]

Can you do cranberry or pomegranate juice with apple juice instead of white grape juice can't get grape anywhere

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You can make wine from any combination of juice, I have found the best are a mix of grape juice and another juice, you might like double cranberry of double raspberry, its all down to personal taste.

 

[jam]

Do you go by each carton as being 100g of sugar

 

[CSW]

Chippy,

The juices I pointed out at don't have preservatives and make 2.5 litres.

What yeast and amount of sugar do you suggest?

 

[jam]

Youngs yeast I've got I was going to put 1lt apple and 2 of cranberry and 800g of sugar to make a gallon

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Do you go by each carton as being 100g of sugar

Cartons usually give the sugar content per 100 ml, if the carton says 10g per 100ml there is 100g in the carton, some are higher.