Yes, use frozen concord grape concentrate. It should not have the
preservatives. Be careful about trying to pick up the body of concord wine.
That stuff typically has plenty of body.

Ray

"Matthew Givens" > wrote in message
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> Go to Jack Keller's website (http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/), and he
> has recipes for wine from frozen grape juice concentrate. I have made
> three one-gallon batches with different types of juice, and it works fine.
> Not the best wine I've ever tasted, but not the worst, either.
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> "Robert Lewis" > wrote in message
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>> Dumb question....., but hey, I gotta ask.
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>> Has anyone made a batch of red wine using store bought grape juice (with
>> no preservatives except citric acid) as part of the ingredients?
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>> I'm thinking this. My recipe calls for (per gallon amount)
>> · 5 lbs of Concorde grapes
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>> · 2 quarts of water
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>> · 2 lbs of sugar
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>> So what if I substituted some of the water with grape juice, for a more
>> full body in the finished product?
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>> Just some thoughts that I'd like ya'll's opinion on.
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>> Robert
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