Chris Gibbs
Gibbs' Grapes
I went out and collected about 50 pounds of mustang grapes in mid June this summer. There was a great fruit set this year!
So I put them all in the freezer until I got my new steam juicer...
At this point, I hadn't committed to a particular recipe to make mustang grape wine because most the traditional recipes involve two separate stages fermentation. An initial ferment with only the crushed grapes and wild yeast, then a follow up fermentation where sugar is added and the must diluted to reduce acidity. This wasn't an option for me because of work/travel obligations. So I canned the juice and made some jelly .
I got about a gallon and a pint of juice from each 10lb batch of grapes. And now you notice there are only four gallons of juice there...
So I put them all in the freezer until I got my new steam juicer...
At this point, I hadn't committed to a particular recipe to make mustang grape wine because most the traditional recipes involve two separate stages fermentation. An initial ferment with only the crushed grapes and wild yeast, then a follow up fermentation where sugar is added and the must diluted to reduce acidity. This wasn't an option for me because of work/travel obligations. So I canned the juice and made some jelly .
I got about a gallon and a pint of juice from each 10lb batch of grapes. And now you notice there are only four gallons of juice there...