"R-D-C" <nospam> wrote in message ...
> Can I use juices from the supermarket to make wine? Anything to look out
> for?
>
This is what I do a =LOT=. Look out for any preservatives, usually
metabisulfites; might take a year for fermentation to begin!!! LOL!!! And
since a lot of juices are colored or flavored with unknown stuff, get a
label of ingredients that you know =exactly= what all the items are, and are
totally natural. Also, many juices have ascorbic or other acids added, be
sure to check your acidity just like you would with anything else.
Otherwise, apple, both purple and white concord grape, cherry, strawberry,
etc are all good. Adding Sue Bee clover honey for fermentable sugars adds an
indescibably delicious taste of honey to boot....
ONE note: when using concord grapes, use only 50% grape juice, 50%
water. I had one guy try a white concord I used 100% juice with, and he said
it "kicked ass" but it was also "death by grape", meaning very strong.....
and he was right, not that =I= cared! LOL!!
Bob<><