Just made an observation!!

[rgecaprock]

I bottled a homemade Welches Niagara a couple of weeks ago. ABV was 15%.....a little hot. I found that if you chill it super cold that is it so smooth and fruity that it is hard to keep it stored away. It was my first try at a Welches and I'm surprised and enjoying it immensely!!!


Ramona

 

[Curt]

Ramona,


Next batch try a handful of oak in the secondary. I only have 3 bottles out of 25 left.

Yummy!

 

[rgecaprock]

Curt,


I did exactly that...added a handfull of oak....that is one of the reasons it is so good!!!


Ramona

 

[grapeman]

I noticed also that the Niagara is a very high sugar concentrate. I made some last year and diluted according to a recipe. The SG was 1.120. That would have made a very sweet or very powerful wine, so I added more concentrate, diluted down to 1.085 and changed a gallon batch to 3 gallons. It also turned out pretty well, although some day I want to filter it and rebottle. It was one of the first batches I made and I used Campden tabs in it and got a good case of white flake floaties.

Overall it makes a fairly good cheap wine.