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Can you post a link to this Costco site and the cheap but good wine kits? I would like to check this out since i am on a limited budget.

THank you very much for clearing that up. I am ready to try making a batch. Will post when finished and let you know if i made something like dishwater or drinkable wine.

Originally Posted by Yooper Chick Welch's Frozen Grape Juice Wine 2 cans (11.5 oz) Welch's 100% frozen grape concentrate 1-1/4 lbs granulated sugar 2 tsp acid blend 1 tsp pectic enzyme 1 tsp yeast nutrient water to make 1 gallon wine yeast Bring 1 quart water to boil and...

Thanks Well that is precisely what i am planning to do"use Welch's frozen concentrate" and the wine won't be around long after it is finished either. BTW i am not getting the notification of new mail arrival. Wonder why. I asked for that .

Thank you. I won't use them. You are i assume suggesting that a funky smell from the plastic would permeate the wine. Wonder why this fool was allowed to post his way to make wine at home cheap? Making cheap wine

Have another question . Do you think it will be ok to use bottled water gallon jugs to make my wine in? After all there would be no pressure on them. Just wondering if a plastic odor would affect the flavor of the wine. Thanks

Thank you much good folks. I now understand more clearly as to how to use the yeast.

You don't divide up the yeast packet- you use one package for any amount of wine from 1-5 gallons. I'm sorry but i must be dense. I don't understand why it is said "enough yeast for up to five gallons then" Seems logical to me that if the pack is enough for five gallons it would be too much...

Hi all. Yes this old man has decided to try his hand at making wine. Actually i have made some in the past however it was quite funky using baker's yeast,non sanatized equipment etc. I think i know a little more about the process now. Question about the wine yeast. I have a sachet of Red...