cherry wine.

[tommyg595]

I work at a place that serves cherry's on the ice cream. I have a few buckets of the cherry juice that comes off them. Can I use it to make wine?

 

[Yooper]

I work at a place that serves cherry's on the ice cream. I have a few buckets of the cherry juice that comes off them. Can I use it to make wine?

As long is there is no sorbate or benzoate in the juice, then yes, you probably could.

 

[tommyg595]

It has both. So there is no way to make wine out of it.

 

[tkmorgan]

It has both. So there is no way to make wine out of it.

Maybe you can use it to backsweeten the wine you do make? Especially if you make a reduction. Of course it may not be worth the trouble.

 

[tommyg595]

What is a reduction?

 

[tkmorgan]

What is a reduction?

A reduction is a cooking term. The gist is that you take the juice and simmer it, letting the liquid evaporate. If you simmer the cherry juice until only half of it remains, it could leave you with a much stronger and more sugary liquid that you may be able to use for backsweetening. Of course I'm still a noob at this, so take that suggestion with a huge grain of salt.