First glass

[homesteader26]

Trying a glass of what is a work in progress! It is still sweet and has a little fizz so I'll call it a wine cooler. This is from my first batch of cooked concord juice that started at 1.140 and is at 1.050 - no idea what that would equal 4%? 5%? So far?

Think I'm going to like this new hobby a lot!

 

[rhoffart]

Congrats, and good job.

 

[dking193]

I think your ABV is more like 12.23%

Depending on your yeast selection you might get to 14 - 18%.

 

[Winenoob66]

http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/Potential-Alcohol-Content-from-Original-Gravity

 

[Boatboy24]

Fun hobby, isn't it?

I come up with about 12%. 1.140 is a very high starting point. If you're using EC-1118 and it ferments dry, you could be at 18+% ABV.

 

[bkisel]

Is it sweet because you stopped the fermentation before the wine went dry? Is that what explains the sweetness and low ABV?

 

[homesteader26]

Bkisl it is still fermenting - this was my first batch and I made do many mistakes .... It is still slowly going down in SG - to be honest I think It will stop in its own and never go dry but after 4 wks in the primary I am putting it into a carboy and will rack when it needs to be and see what I get 6 - 12 months from now