Fruit Fast Juice Concentrates

[BaccusIsWine]

Found this site they sell various fruit juice concentrates at good prices. How would these 32 oz bottles be for making 1 gallon batches of wine?

http://www.brownwoodacres.com/cherry_juice_concentrate.php

 

[Julie]

this doesn't sound too bad but is there a nutritional info on the site? You would need to know if there is any sorbate in the juice.

 

[Wade E]

Or Benzoate as either of those are a no no!

 

[BobF]

Or Benzoate as either of those are a no no!

Your mouse is your friend ...
http://www.brownwoodacres.com/cherryspecs.php

I may get a couple of bottles and try a 3g batch. The ~$30 would be worth it considering the time I spent last year picking tart cherries. Cherry crops are also very unpredictable here.

 

[Julie]

Thanks Bob.

I see they sell in stores and there is one in Boardman which I will be over there next weekend. I might get some pomegrante and concord.

 

[docanddeb]

Also check out Walkersfruit.... you can get a 5 gal pail of juice for a great price. I get my first pail tonight at our club meeting... they have so much to offer!

Debbie

 

[mrzazz]

I bought 2 quarts of the juice. I mixed enough water with it to get a SG of 1.090. Total is 2 gallon. Should I dilute this further and add sugar to make a bigger batch or let it go as is? Directions say the 32oz concentrate makes 2 gallons.

 

[mrzazz]

It also says each quart is made with 25 lbs of cherries. hmmm ?? So if I go by that 50 lbs of cherries should be able to do a 5 gallon batch easily. ??

 

[docanddeb]

More fruit is always better... I think I would add some nutrients and let 'er rip!

Debbie

 

[Julie]

Last year's cherry I used 32 #'s for 5 gallon. then added an f-pac. For cherry wine you should have at least 6 #'s per gallon

 

[docanddeb]

Was that sweet or tart cherries? I've made some cherry vanilla that was really nice. Aged it with a vanilla bean that was split open. Yummy!

Debbie

 

[Julie]

50 sweet/50 sour

 

[Trapperman]

I bought 2 quarts of the juice. I mixed enough water with it to get a SG of 1.090. Total is 2 gallon. Should I dilute this further and add sugar to make a bigger batch or let it go as is? Directions say the 32oz concentrate makes 2 gallons.

Zazz - Any updates? How's it coming along?

 

[mrzazz]

Finished out very tart. Even after sweetening to 1.010 where we usually like our wines. I had some chocolate out of a port kit so I added that. Chocolate Cherry now It taste like it has a lot of potential down the road. We'll see. I would say that in general, the cherry concentrate is to tart for my liking. Maybe if you blended it with something.

 

[closetwine]

I'd give it some time. Alot of my berry wines finish tart, but mellow out after 6 months or so. I had a blackberry that would pucker you up, after 9 months it's learned to behave and hardly has and tartness left.