GeneDaniels1963
Well-Known Member
I've been making ciders, but this week I decided to try a wine. My wife loves sweet whites, so I started a 96oz jug of Welch's. I added 2 cups sugar and used red star champagne yeast. Started with a BRIX of 25 (1.106 SG). In just 5 days it had dropped to BRIX 10 (SG 0.999). That put me at 13.4abv in 5 days!
I tried it and it was not good, but honestly it was not bad. I could drink it like it is, if I was really desperate.
Since the batch was going so well I decided to try for a little more abv, so I added 1/2 of Welch's concentrate. That comes in at 3.7 oz sugars, into 96oz original mass, so I figure that would be like starting at about 27 BRIX (1.115 SG).
Does that sound about right to the more experienced people on here?
Thanks for any advice or input.
I tried it and it was not good, but honestly it was not bad. I could drink it like it is, if I was really desperate.
Since the batch was going so well I decided to try for a little more abv, so I added 1/2 of Welch's concentrate. That comes in at 3.7 oz sugars, into 96oz original mass, so I figure that would be like starting at about 27 BRIX (1.115 SG).
Does that sound about right to the more experienced people on here?
Thanks for any advice or input.