blackspanish777
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So this past weekend a buddy of mine sent me a picture of his 5 gallons of mustang grapes that he harvested for wine. Well...I took off to my spot I had in mind for picking and picked about 2.5 gallons. I was excited until I realized I needed a gallon of grapes per wine. Well, I ran out of day light so I had to improvise. After destemming and washing for nearly two hours I had a plan. I decided to make my first attempt at my own recipe for grape wine. I am hoping to make a semi sweet red from it. The recipe is as follows:
2.5 gallons Mustang Grapes (about 13.5 lbs)
Welch's Red Grape Juice Concentrate - 4 cans
5 gallons of water
5.5 lbs of sugar
6 campden tabs
2 tsp pectin enzyme
Hoping for about an ABV of 13%
SG 1.084 after adding sugar was 1.060 after initial 4 cups
PH was 3.26
Pitched the yeast today so here we go!
2.5 gallons Mustang Grapes (about 13.5 lbs)
Welch's Red Grape Juice Concentrate - 4 cans
5 gallons of water
5.5 lbs of sugar
6 campden tabs
2 tsp pectin enzyme
Hoping for about an ABV of 13%
SG 1.084 after adding sugar was 1.060 after initial 4 cups
PH was 3.26
Pitched the yeast today so here we go!