Recent content by ill_fate

I just racked this into the secondary at about .994. original gravity 1.095. This looks like it will be good hopefully it will be worth the wait! It should be a nice break from the cold weather once its done! Thanks! I think you should clarify what you are tasting for when deciding if you...

I don't think oak compliments concord wine but I have yet to try, and was also curious. Anyone try adding oak chips to a concord recipe?

I completed this recipe in a 5 gallon batch. My o.g. was about 1.06 but I didn't want to add any more sugar. Instead I used honey to about 1.08. I allowed 30 days in secondary and didn't sweeten before bottling. The result is a fruity, semi-dry wine, with honey hints. This is good table...

Use a packet of highly active wine yeast. It also helps to use some yeast nutrient.

This is, of course, an extract, not all grain. The 1 minute boiling time is just to dissolve the sugar.

(for five gallon batch) 5 gallons grape juice from concentrate 5 tsp. lemon juice 7 tsp. honey 3 packs wine yeast 3.75 cups sugar The last thread had an interesting Welch's recipe, so I thought I'd post this one which worked great the last time I tried it, using less sugar than previously...