Good Yeast for concord concentrates?

[Sp33dymonk3y]

So I have fallen in love with the taste of concord wines.. And now is the hard part, what is the best yeast for grape concord wine, apple concord?


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[dralarms]

I use mostly lavin 71b-1122, have used rc-212 but it suffers from an rotten egg problem if not treated correctly.

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

Yeah I have used Lalvin 71b quite a bit which I heard it is mostly for fruit wines. Do you make much concord wines?


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[dralarms]

About 20 gallons a year

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

Ah okay, if you don't mind me asking what sorts of concords have you made? And how did they turn out?


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[dralarms]

Well to be honest, my concords so far have been made from (gulp) Welches frozen concentrate. I have never been disappointed.

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

Yeah that's how I've been making my in it's, Welchs Concorde are just how me and my wife like it..


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[Sp33dymonk3y]

I have made wine with fresh fruits which is great to, but this is defently a lot cheape and still is great wine for our Taste


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[dralarms]

You should try their white.

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

White grape? Yeah I did I didn't like it much. But then again I had Pasteur red yeast which is for dry reds. So I don't think the white grape and red yeast didn't mix good together lol


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[Sp33dymonk3y]

I have a question, which is better for making into wine? Old orchard or Welchs? I've never tried old orchard..


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[dralarms]

I love mine, of course it is much better after it ages 6 months to a year.

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

Yeah we do to, it usually is gone by the time I bottle it! Now if I was making pure fresh grapes into a nice fancy wine I wouldn't drink it like I do the Welchs wine.. That gets to expensive haha


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[Sp33dymonk3y]

Also, I use like 4 cans 11.5 oz per gallon. Never made a 5 gallon but my next batch I will be.. So that would be like 20 cans for a 5 gallon.. I have seen people using 12 cans for 5 gallons.. How many would u suggest for 5 gallons


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[dralarms]

I use 17cans concentrate, 45 cans water, sugar to 1.100. Once it ferments to dry I add 2 or 3 (depending on taste) cans concentrate (no water) sugar to taste. Everyone loves it.

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

How much sugar do you usually add? Or do you go straight with the concentrate and less water for the sugar?


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[corinth]

Hi sp33dymonk3y,
I asked all kinds of questions concerning welches grape concentrate and posted and updated what folks here advised me.

I am working on two different batches and have not updated the info yet but maybe there is something that maybe helpful to you. Hope the link works

http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f2/welches-grape-concentrate-42481/

Corinth

 

[Sp33dymonk3y]

Thank you for the post man, I've Ben making many 1 gallon frozen concentrates. Just was wondering if many people do it in 5 gallon because I want to make it in a 5 gallon batch.


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[dralarms]

I add sugar to reach sg of 1.100 , no I don't measure it.

 

[JohnT]

I have a question, which is better for making into wine? Old orchard or Welchs? I've never tried old orchard..


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