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Rootsmon
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Posted 2 Years, 10 Months ago #1
I am new to the art of winemaking.. as a matter of fact this is the first year i am doing it. A friend of mine taught me the basics and I made my first batch of raspberry wine with him in my prescence. Since then I made elderberry, blackberry, current, another batch of raspberry, and sour cherry. Since wine grapes are not very prominent in my area I was thinking about trying to make some concord wine from welchs. upon my initial fermentation, i typically start my wine at about 1.070 on the hydrometer, and then put it in a secondary fermenter at about 1.020 and go from there.
My question to you experienced winemakers is, is this the same way im going to start wine from a juice such as welch's and if anyone has any pointers or guidelines for water addition and such i would greatly appreciate any help.
Im only 24 and have a love for wine and making wine and would like to continue doing this for a long time to come.
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Posted 2 Years, 10 Months ago #2
I'll second the recommendation for Jack's site and his recipes. I've made several of the one gallon batches from concentrate and would recommend trying several of them for yourself. If nothing else it will get you used to the process and help hone your skills as a wine maker. Heck, the end results are pretty good and interesting too.
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Posted 2 Years, 10 Months ago #3
I'm so glad we have a "young man" entering our midst.

First of all you need to look at a couple of web sites..... http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp and http://www.defalcos.com/recipeswine.htm and http://www.brewmaxer.com/wines/index.html

There are a few others but in my humble opinion these a pretty good to great for where you are.

A quick answer to your question is 2 cans of concentrate for every gallon you want to make seems to be pretty standard. Check the above pages for sugar, pectic enzyme, etc. that you'll need to add.

A couple of comments....
1.07 might be just a bit low....think about upping your sugar content to oh, say 1.09 to 1.1 or so. Don't freak out.....there is no "right" answer.....play with it a bit. Make a BUNCH of one gallon batches and see what YOU like.

Racking to secondary at 1.02 is great and just what you should be doing.

This is a great hobby. It is one that will allow you to experiment and find your own style. So enjoy and remember, if you're not having fun then you're not doing it right.
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