wow. thanks for the thread of information. I just finished 10 half
bottles of Welchs frozen using Jacks website recipe. I didn't get from
his recipe that 12 months was a good holding time. Guess this gallon of
1/2 bottles goes into the back of the closet. :* )

I didn't like the sweet taste when bottling it, so maybe it mellows as
you all suggest.
I'm gonna have to start putting "maturity" dates on my wine labels so I
know when i can start drinking. :*)

DAve

David J. wrote:
> 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
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>
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> "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
.com...
>>
>>>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
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> frozen
>
>>>Harris Teeter apple juice some sugar to bring the gravity to 1090 (if I
>>>remember correctly) and finishing sweet (cant remember the gravity).
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> This
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>>>turned out really good. Not too sweet but much apple flavor.
>>>
>>>I did another apple but substituting the white sugar for brown. This
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> was
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>>>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
om...
>>>
>>>>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
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> he
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>>>>>has recipes for wine from frozen grape juice concentrate. I have
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> made
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>>>>>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
.earthlink.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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