"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<><

LOL

sue bee?

"Bob" > wrote in message
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> "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<><
>
>

"R-D-C" <nospam> wrote in message ...
> Sweet, thanks for the information.
>
> I am still very new to this and have just done kits so far (and started a
> mead). I have no press for extracting the juices so thought this could be
a
> middle-ground.
>
> I wonder if my electric juicer could do the job (the juice it produces is
> pretty thick)?

Bad idea, trust me.
If you must go w/o a fruit press, blenderize your fruit with equal
amounts of water and add sugar to get good PA, ferment with good head space,
several inches or so, let it all go still, rack off the lees into a smaller
carboy and let it settle with a good preservative.
I've done this with blueberries and the results are indescribable.

>
>
> "alien" > wrote in message
> ...
> > R-D-C wrote:
> >> How did you decide on the amount of juice to use?
> >>
> >>
> >> "alien" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >>>R-D-C wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>...as in orange juice, apple juice, cranberry etc?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>"R-D-C" <nospam> wrote in message
> ...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Can I use juices from the supermarket to make wine? Anything to look
> >>>>>out for?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I've made a gallon of apple and cranberry wine using supermarket
juices.
> >>>I made sure that they didn't have any preservatives (sodium
> >>>metabisulphate was in the juice, but I ignored that). Then I brought
it
> >>>to the boil, simmered for a couple of minutes and went from there.
I've
> >>>just done the first racking, it's ok so far, nothing to shout about.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > I just used the standard fruit juice cartons for drinking, the ones you
> > find in the chiller cabinet. Took an SG measurement when cooled and
added
> > sugar to build it up with an aim of hitting 13.5% abv.
>
>

R-D-C wrote:
> ...as in orange juice, apple juice, cranberry etc?
>
>
>
> "R-D-C" <nospam> wrote in message ...
>
>>Can I use juices from the supermarket to make wine? Anything to look out
>>for?
>>
>

I've made a gallon of apple and cranberry wine using supermarket juices.
I made sure that they didn't have any preservatives (sodium
metabisulphate was in the juice, but I ignored that). Then I brought it
to the boil, simmered for a couple of minutes and went from there. I've
just done the first racking, it's ok so far, nothing to shout about.