Maybe a little off topic if you are just asking about adding a can to
existing wine.

I have experimented with this plenty of times with Welch's Concord and Fruit
Cocktail but it never really turned out that great. It will produce a
drinkable wine but not enjoyable if you ask me. I have tried it with a few
different kinds of yeast and still not too good.

I will say though, it is funny that this thread just popped up again. It's
a common one. I just took out some Welch's last night that I have had
sitting in a jug for about 8 or 9 months now just to taste. It tasted a lot
better than it did a few months ago when I last tried it. So maybe it just
needs to age.

I'll tell you what turned out really good though. With 2 cans of frozen
Harris Teeter apple juice some sugar to bring the gravity to 1090 (if I
remember correctly) and finishing sweet (cant remember the gravity). This
turned out really good. Not too sweet but much apple flavor.

I did another apple but substituting the white sugar for brown. This was
really harsh for a long time but after almost a year it has mellowed out and
tasted pretty good.

David




"Ray Calvert" > wrote in message
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> 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
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> "Matthew Givens" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > "Robert Lewis" > wrote in message
> > hlink.net...
> >> Dumb question....., but hey, I gotta ask.
> >>
> >> Has anyone made a batch of red wine using store bought grape juice
(with
> >> no preservatives except citric acid) as part of the ingredients?
> >>
> >> I'm thinking this. My recipe calls for (per gallon amount)
> >> · 5 lbs of Concorde grapes
> >>
> >> · 2 quarts of water
> >>
> >> · 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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