ron,ar
Well-Known Member
I make lots of beer but very little wine. Some, but not much. I found a recipe in my notes from several years ago called Yooper Wine. This is what it said. (Don't know where I got it but off the 'net I'm sure.)
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> Yooper Wine
Yeast: wine yeast
Batch size 3 gallons
Original Gravity 1.095
Final Gravity .996
Primary fermentation: 30days
Secondary fermentation: 30 days
additional fermentation : rack until clear
Welches frozen grape juice wine
6 cans (11.5 oz welches 100% frozen grape concentrate
3.75 lbs granulated sugar or test SG to 1.095
6 tsp acid blend
3 tsp peptic emzyne
3 tsp yeast nutrient
water to make 3 gallon
wine yeast
Bring one gallon water to boil, disolve the sugar into the water. Remove from heat and add frozen concentrate, add additional water for 3 gallons. Add additional ingredients except yeast. Cover with napkin, set aside for 12 hrs. Add activated yeast and recover with napkin until active fermentation slows down (about 5 days), fit air lock. When clear, rack, top off and refit airlock. After additional 30 days, stabilize, sweeten if desired and rack into bottles.
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That was the recipe and directions.....which I modified for some reason which escapes me.
I started this wine on 1/13/13
I used:
6-11.5 oz cans of welches frozen grape juice
2-11.5 cans frozen Pinapple juice
approx 5 lbs sugar or test to 1.095 (I tested to 1.095)
Add water to make 4 gallons...my primary bucket is 4 gallons
I followed all the above directions.
Racked 3 times. I just racked into glass secondary and checked SG, it is now at .995 and has not bubbled in 2 weeks.
My question is this...did I add enough water to begin with to compensate for the additional 2 cans of frozen juice concentrate and what effect is the larger head space in the 5 gallon carboy going to have on the finished product? I don't have a 4 galllon glass carboy and want to pull a vacuum on this wine to de-gas it this week. Should I go ahead and add campden tablets or add Potassium Sorbate?
How long should I wait to de-gas and again, what effect will the added headspace have on the wine. I have another 4 gallon plastic fermenter but I don't think I can de-gas with the vacuum pump on it. I plan to use my electric vacuum pump, it is the same type that pulls vacuum on ac systems.
Sorry this is so long but I am kinda lost on wine making.
ron,ar
>
> Yooper Wine
Yeast: wine yeast
Batch size 3 gallons
Original Gravity 1.095
Final Gravity .996
Primary fermentation: 30days
Secondary fermentation: 30 days
additional fermentation : rack until clear
Welches frozen grape juice wine
6 cans (11.5 oz welches 100% frozen grape concentrate
3.75 lbs granulated sugar or test SG to 1.095
6 tsp acid blend
3 tsp peptic emzyne
3 tsp yeast nutrient
water to make 3 gallon
wine yeast
Bring one gallon water to boil, disolve the sugar into the water. Remove from heat and add frozen concentrate, add additional water for 3 gallons. Add additional ingredients except yeast. Cover with napkin, set aside for 12 hrs. Add activated yeast and recover with napkin until active fermentation slows down (about 5 days), fit air lock. When clear, rack, top off and refit airlock. After additional 30 days, stabilize, sweeten if desired and rack into bottles.
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That was the recipe and directions.....which I modified for some reason which escapes me.
I started this wine on 1/13/13
I used:
6-11.5 oz cans of welches frozen grape juice
2-11.5 cans frozen Pinapple juice
approx 5 lbs sugar or test to 1.095 (I tested to 1.095)
Add water to make 4 gallons...my primary bucket is 4 gallons
I followed all the above directions.
Racked 3 times. I just racked into glass secondary and checked SG, it is now at .995 and has not bubbled in 2 weeks.
My question is this...did I add enough water to begin with to compensate for the additional 2 cans of frozen juice concentrate and what effect is the larger head space in the 5 gallon carboy going to have on the finished product? I don't have a 4 galllon glass carboy and want to pull a vacuum on this wine to de-gas it this week. Should I go ahead and add campden tablets or add Potassium Sorbate?
How long should I wait to de-gas and again, what effect will the added headspace have on the wine. I have another 4 gallon plastic fermenter but I don't think I can de-gas with the vacuum pump on it. I plan to use my electric vacuum pump, it is the same type that pulls vacuum on ac systems.
Sorry this is so long but I am kinda lost on wine making.
ron,ar