ABV in your Wine

[wineomaker]

I am just curious what others wine makers are making there wine ABV at, since I'm a newbie I thought I would ask, I'm sure it depends on type of wine your making,and also how high can you go with ABV. Thanks

 

[Julie]

Between 10% and 12%.

 

[Runningwolf]

10% + or -

 

[PPBart]

I am just curious what others wine makers are making there wine ABV at, since I'm a newbie I thought I would ask, I'm sure it depends on type of wine your making,and also how high can you go with ABV. Thanks

I bet everybody makes "rocket fuel" a few times before realizing that the best results do come from more moderate levels (as others have already noted). Of course, there's a place for higher ABV, such as port-style wines.

 

[Tom]

9-12.5%
9-10% for fruit wines

 

[winemaker_3352]

my whites i make about 13%
fruits about 10%

 

[jet]

I try to be flexible and let the grapes decide, but I consider 12-ish to be ideal.

 

[ffemt128]

11-13 for the most part.

 

[JohnT]

I try to be flexible and let the grapes decide, but I consider 12-ish to be ideal.

Me too. I prefer soft, dry wines. I just let the grapes cook until the yeast is "no more". In other words, It really depends on the grapes. From 22 to 26 % sugar usually yields me from 11 to 12.5 apv.

 

[BobF]

Me too. I prefer soft, dry wines. I just let the grapes cook until the yeast is "no more". In other words, It really depends on the grapes. From 22 to 26 % sugar usually yields me from 11 to 12.5 apv.

John -

What abv do your Welch's juice batches usually run? ::

 

[JohnT]

ROTFLMAO.......

There is about a million comments that I could make here. I have re-typed my response about a hundred times. I really do not want to insult anyone who is a fan of fermented Welches!