![]() ![]() Do people carbonate in wine corked bottles? - in that case I wonder how long the carbonation would last and if aging a carbonated wine (lying on it's side) is practical? OK 1.89 litres is 1/2 a US gallon so it makes the jugs interchangeable on the US and Canadian markets in Walmart stores just with different labels. However, the responses are discouraging - It seems to be that I might have to buy many more expensive ingredients to make this work. But I will try to work with what I have since I already got the juice. The cost thereof for supermarket ingredients becomes a little pointless if the expense skyrockets. I might as well buy kits or try some different ingredients. Unless perhaps at box stores - unfortunately I'm not near one by a hundred miles.Īnd paying premium for freshness is pointless since the "eating freshness" value is gone by processing them.Įg I saw strawberries on for $4 for 2 pounds but then looked at the recipes here and the amount of #'s in those recipes make the cost of fresh strawberries for a 6 gallon batch astronomical maybe $200 -250 so scratch that idea! The trouble is supermarket ingredients were meant to be eaten (so there is a premium for freshness) and are only available in small amounts at premium prices. Thus maybe best is buy concentrates, frozen or jams for fruits. I like to try to beat the pricing system, not have it beat me.ĭoubling the Walmart's Apple juice (by boiling to half) would bring the price of that basic ingredient alone to $60 for which I could buy a first level premium wine kit. Actually get them on sale about $53 sometimes basic price range 60 to 160 - I think my brew store has Spagnols 3-4 grades of wine kits going up in cost $60 to $140-$160. I've already bought the juice so I'll go ahead with the following plan of which I've just finished buying the ingredients:ġ2 jugs apple juice = 6 gallons ($27.72 include of bottle charges)Ĩ cans minute maid orange (I think it's an orange mix) (70 cents * 8 ) = $5.60 Honey at 2.5 pounds per gallon at $10 per pound (I think ) brings the cost of adding "taste" to $150 on top of basic ingredients - seems a little expensive. Sultana Raisins - I bought 1000 gms about 2.2 pounds for $7.60 (inexpensive!) but I think I will use only 1 or 2 cups.īananas - I bought 4 pounds at 1.50 per kilo = $3 (again inexpensive)ĮDIT - yes the Minute Maid "orange" is probably not pure- it lists various fruits on the small print :Ĭoncentrated Fruit Juices : orange, pineapple, grape and pear ( I think that's a good mix to add to the apple )Īs well as citric acid and ascorbic acid so that should help balance or add acid. I hope the orange will boost he flavour so there is something to taste and maybe it will help the acid balance., Zero percent sodium - so no trouble with the fermentĪnd also says "fruit beverage" in small print on front. Same for the bananas - they are cheap I could add as much as I want to but I've read that Banana wine lacks taste - not sure - so I'm adding a few pounds here just to add some kind of helpful basic thing to the wine body or tannin? I have no idea of the use of raisins nor know how much is necessary so I'll just add 1 or 2 cups ![]() I used some before with raspberry wine (from my home grown raspberries) I know how to prepare them and I know they froth up like crazy. Maybe the "low acid" on the label means the acid is actually within the wine range - I guess if I had done this for years I would know that just by taste - maybe one day I will get to that point. Well I've made enough wine for summer after this batch - I think what I've got to do now is try to understand recipe tastes. ![]()
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