Cider out of concord grape / apple juice blend

So I noticed this 100% not from concentrate concord grape / apple mixture. No other ingredients added. And I think to myself that I bet I could add some Nottingham and end up with something drinkable.

Has anyone tried this? If not, would you care to speculate on the results?

I say try it if it's cheap. Just look out for preservatives such as sorbates and sulphites. I can't speculate on how it will taste, I have only used store bought juice twice and both times didn't turn out too spectacular. Though, with some aging on it it might be pretty great

I've done it! I made wine, not cider, by adding sugar and getting the OG up to about 1.090 or so and using wine yeast. But you can do it, and I bet it'll be very drinkable. It'll ferment dry, so it'll be tart tasting at first. But you can stabilize and sweeten if you'd like.

oldmate said:

I say try it if it's cheap. Just look out for preservatives such as sorbates and sulphites. I can't speculate on how it will taste, I have only used store bought juice twice and both times didn't turn out too spectacular. Though, with some aging on it it might be pretty great

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That was what caught my eye, it was just pure grape and apple!

I regularly use Albertsons three apple blend to make hard cider, tree top is usually quite dry.

Yooper said:

I've done it! I made wine, not cider, by adding sugar and getting the OG up to about 1.090 or so and using wine yeast. But you can do it, and I bet it'll be very drinkable. It'll ferment dry, so it'll be tart tasting at first. But you can stabilize and sweeten if you'd like.

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I think I might just go ahead and do it. I won't make a wine out if it, mostly because I haven't done that yet. I'll carb the heck out of it and let it age out.

-Will