For the grapple do you use red or white grape juice concentrate? Naturally you have to manage the fermentation well. Alfred, you are correct that most will contain some type of preservative. Below I have posted a couple of articles that will help you to better understand the hydrometer readings. Do I degass after the first week when I transfer to a carboy? 8 lbs sugar Use less for less sweeter wine can you use Welch’s concentrate that comes in the 12 oz Al soda cans? gal juice one pack of bakers yeast and two pounds of table sugar. Which is pretty great, because the Concord grape is a superfruit when it comes to heart health. 1- Teaspoon Yeast Nutrient And fast. We’ve been doing it ever since. If you decide to use a carboy, you would have to find something small enough to fit into the carboy for stirring. I am a beginner at making wine from concord grape juice. During the aging process I have used Amarican oak chips for the dry wine and it comes out great. All Rights Reserved. T-Boy, actually you will still want to add Campden Tablets when you bottle the wine to prevent spoilage. It is ready to drink, like the bigger bottles, only in a single serve can. Should I add more sugar to the recipe now? What stabilizer do you use and how much? We just had 3 double size bottles of Strawberry blow their corks. All of Welch’s products are fine for fermentation. Try elderberry or blueberry juice in the mix. We have found that covering the fermenter during the primary stage is one of the reasons that can cause a stuck or sluggish fermentation. That’s roughly the same price as Kraus’s … Sorry for all the question, really want this to turn out right. I recently made 6 gallons, using 6 – 96oz. If you choose to add additional sugar, the rule of thumb is that one pound of sugar will raise the potential by about one percent in a 5-gallon batch. When you cover the fermenter with a towel, it allows enough oxygen to reach the yeast while not allowing anything in to contaminate the wine. I made wine years ago and was disappointed. As a beginning winemaker, using Welch’s grape juice is a great way to learn how to make your own wine. http://www.eckraus.com/winerecipes/frozenconcentratewine.pdf, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making/wine-making-juices/, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-failure/, http://www.eckraus.com/de-gassing-mixing-paddle.html, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-sweet/, http://www.eckraus.com/triple-scale-hydrometer.html, http://www.eckraus.com/campden-tablets-100.html, http://www.eckraus.com/3-oz-wine-stabilizer.html, https://www.welchs.com/products/fruit-shot-100-juices/100–fruit-shot-grape, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-hydrometer, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-hydrometer-scales, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-stuck-5, http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-malolactic-fermentation, http://www.eckraus.com/blog/wine-making-bread-baking-yeast, http://www.eckraus.com/home-wine-making-creating-recipe, http://eckraus.com/wine-making-high-alcohol/, http://blog.eckraus.com/can-i-use-grape-juice-from-the-grocery-store-to-make-wine. At Welch’s, we love Concord grapes. Below you will find a recipe for making wine from frozen concentrate. Since fresh juice only comes around once a year in these parts I’ve been using welches to fulfill the rest of the year. He has been helping individuals make better wine and beer for over 25 years. I make grape wine from Welch’s concentrate Grape wine for the last 17 years, I buy the store out 13 to 17 cans, start with 5 pounds cane sugar melted in hot water, the water will melt most frozen juice, mix together and add more spring water until I have 5 gallons. I am just wondering why the use of campden when the juice has already been pasturized? It turned out great! That’s roughly the same price as Kraus’s canned concentrate and those are made from wine grapes. The article below will discuss malolatic fermentation in more detail. Welch’s Unfermented Wine, Pure Grape Juice, Vineland, NJ.” Photo courtesy of Adrienne Possenti. We also make a wine we call Grapple, it’s 12 cans grape juice and 4 cans Senica 100% apple juice. About how long should this sit in secondary fermentation before bottling? That sounds like it would make a great wine. Do I add everything to the primary fermenter at the same time? http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-stuck-5, Scaled the recipe up to 4 gallons and am pleased to say that it is happily bubbling away in primary. Later, his son Charles brought Welch’s Grape Juice to the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago so the millions of people who attended could try it. The sugar added in the beginning will determine how much alcohol will be in the finished product. But I had a question. The really neat part about it is you can make a few gallons of grape wine without having to worry about crushing the grapes and dealing with using a grape presses. I just bought a wine making kit. bottles of Welches Concord (from I … This is especially true when blended with something like red currant wine to add a little character. 2-1/2 tsp pectic enzyme I have been making my own wine for 27 years. Malolactic Fermentation LB, there are several reasons that we do not recommend using bread yeast for making wine. We then start to bottle using screw caps, after cleansing/sterilising the bottles, and stand them up for 2 weeks..prior to laying them down..my only issue, is the must thats left over after bottling, is normally thrown in the bin..such a waste, and i wonder what others do with theirs..could i mix the two batches of must into one container, then start the process off once again, in my mind, the strength of that would surely not be as strong as the original batch when new, if you know what i am saying..was thinking of using this second batch once finished, to brew as a spirit, as i can buy a still..whats your views..and once again thanks for a great site. Barb, what you are doing to the wine now is the best way to go about handling this situation. I have been making a very dry wine by putting champagne yeast in grape juice. Frozen concentrate Wine Cane Sugar http://www.eckraus.com/blog/wine-making-bread-baking-yeast. Thank you. 2- 64 oz. I have made wine from Welche`s grape juice and It seem to be better , or at least for me , if you use some water instead of all juice , but thats just me . Any thoughts? http://www.eckraus.com/home-wine-making-creating-recipe, I was just wondering, I know you shouldn’t use any citrus juices so I’ve been told….but I found one in the store by Welch’s called Strawberry Breeze that is 100% juice but it does have a blend of orange, pineapple, strawberry and I think it said whit grape in it….do you think that would be ok to use or no? 32-64 ounces of warm to hot water. I have had alcohol readings of12+ % and leave it right in my oak barrels, until I want it! 1/2- lb. Today, Welch’s farmers grow Concord grapes much like they were grown in Dr. Welch’s time. My husband didn’t realize they had begun to work again, and needless to say we had a mess to clean up in the kitchen. Your comment said 5 gallons. http://www.eckraus.com/3-oz-wine-stabilizer.html. MR. Hinley, how much sugar did you use in the recipe you posted, if you don’t mind me asking. Creating Your Own Wine Recipe Welshes bottled juice is not concentrated like the frozen. If you want to make 5 gallons, just times everything by 5, expect for the yeast. If you have a concentrate just reconstitute it as directed on the package it came in. It is important that you also add Campden tablets and Potassium Sorbate or a re-fermentation could occur in your wine bottles. Everyone thinks it’s great. We also have other wine recipes you can use with these Easy Steps on our Wine Recipe Page. Before moving to Vineland, Welch had … Also 1 pack of yeast with air trap on top. The sulfur from the Campden will help to drive the CO2 gas from the wine. Am i on the right track?? Thank you. This should be all the info you need to make some Welch’s grape wine. Can somebody recommend. I would also like to thank you for your informational newsletters. Any suggestions? 1- Package of Yeast (Red Star Montrachet) I use the campten tablets (crushed) at the begining of fermentation, and potassium sulfate to stop fermentation from starting again when ready to bottle. However, you must be realistic because most wine yeast will only ferment up to about 13 percent alcohol. Growing Together: Welch’s and the Concord Grape. Would the apple juice turn into apple cider vinegar ? Making Wine with Bread Yeast I going to try to make some beer this fall. Thanks! Matter-of-fact, I made communion wine for our church for about 6 years and the pastor said, the first people to notice it, was the little old ladies and the kids! your questions and answers are very useful, and i take much new advice..especially about not fitting an airlock right away, but a clean towel. it comes in a 12 oz soda can but you add water to make 48 oz of grape use. The normal aging time is 3-12 months. Ephraim’s original vine still exists today. Alison University in New Brunswick ,a totally dry residence. By know about these 10 potholes you will be able to avoid them. Thanks. There are limits to this depending on high the wine yeast can ferment. you don’t have to refrigerate or freeze it.. so it might save some space in the fridge/ freezer, http://www.welchs.com/products/concentrates/100-juice-concentrates/100-juice-concentrates—juice-aisle. http://www.eckraus.com/wine-making-failure/, How & when do you degass the wine in a 5 gallon carboy, l would like to make a red sweet wine with alcohol around 12% using a consentrate grape juice or mixure. Angie, the best advice I could give you is to go over the article, "The Top Ten Reasons For Fermenation Failure" that is listed on our website. Then I add the shells off of 4 to 6 boiled eggs, and when it quits working in 2 to 5 days, then I rack to gallon jugs, finishing up with 4 1/2 gallons of 14% sweet wine. To the original poster, people have been making Welch's wine since Welch's first started making grape juice (1869). I just startd my own batch of store bought grape juice 64oz/1.89litres. Thanks Ed. hi folks, I’ve been making wine from frozen concentrates doe decades, so easy and so good. You can make most wines better by using some fresh juice with tannin and never adding water. Since you are using juice, you can simply bypass the instructions for dealing with the fresh fruit. If they contain something like ascorbic or citric acid, the juice is fine to use because they will not interfere with the fermentation process. Josh, we do not have Strawberry/Kiwi recipe but below you will find the link to an article that will walk you through the process of creating your own recipe. Wine Making kits. It makes a delicious wine and you can either finish it dry or sweet.