Oh I'm sure. Like I said the one I opened at 8 or 9 months was decent.
I'll check it again in a few more months.
David
"Dar V" > wrote in message
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> David,
> There are those of us who like the Welch's when it is a bit older than 8
or
> 9 months. I've had some at 1 1/2 years which I thought was very good. I
> think it all depends on one's taste.
> Darlene
>
> "David J." > wrote in message
> om...
> > 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
> > . ..
> >> 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
> >> ...
> >> > 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
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> So what if I substituted some of the water with grape juice, for a
> >> >> more
> >> >> full body in the finished product?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Just some thoughts that I'd like ya'll's opinion on.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Robert
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