rnrchemnerd
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Brewing really good beer has become less of a challenge to me lately, so I decided to start venturing into the winemaking world. I've done a couple of kit wines, and a strawberry applewein with pretty good results. I'd like to try making some wine from fresh grapes, but until the harvest happens this year I'm stuck with fruit juices...I saw some pomegranate juice at the grocery store a few days ago and thought that it would make pretty good wine. Has anybody tried fermenting pomegranate or cherry juice? I did some more research and came across this online: Pomegranate Juice by FruitFast: 100 Percent Pure and Natural Pomegranate Juice Concentrate
So, couple hundred bucks later, this is what I'm gonna throw together this weekend:
2 gallons pomegranate juice concentrate (65brix)
1 gallon tart cherry juice concentrate (68brix)
2lbs dried unsweetened tart cherries
3.5 gallons of water
2 packs of Lalvin K1V-1116 Wine Yeast
1 tsp pectic enzyme
Can anybody tell me if the dilution is right? The concentrate averages out to 66 brix. Does adding ~3 gallons of water bring it down to 33 brix, or is it more complicated than that? I understand that at 33brix it will be a high alcohol wine, and I'll need to step feed it to get it to fement out completely. I was just hoping someone on this forum had some experience with these dilutions. I'm also planning on oaking this bad boy. Does anyone want to chime in with any suggestions?
So, couple hundred bucks later, this is what I'm gonna throw together this weekend:
2 gallons pomegranate juice concentrate (65brix)
1 gallon tart cherry juice concentrate (68brix)
2lbs dried unsweetened tart cherries
3.5 gallons of water
2 packs of Lalvin K1V-1116 Wine Yeast
1 tsp pectic enzyme
Can anybody tell me if the dilution is right? The concentrate averages out to 66 brix. Does adding ~3 gallons of water bring it down to 33 brix, or is it more complicated than that? I understand that at 33brix it will be a high alcohol wine, and I'll need to step feed it to get it to fement out completely. I was just hoping someone on this forum had some experience with these dilutions. I'm also planning on oaking this bad boy. Does anyone want to chime in with any suggestions?