NorthernWinos
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Ahh...the joys of winter...More time to play with the wines.
Mixed up a batch of wine using juice from King of the North Grapes.
King of the North Grape...found growing wild in areas of Madison Wisconcin...Unknown Parentage...[Does that make this 'Bastard Wine'?]
~~~~~~~~~~~~KING OF THE NORTH WINE~~~~~~~~~~~~
19 1/2 QUARTS JUICE [6 quartswere Frontenac juice]
2 500 mil BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE
5 1/2# SUGAR [the juices were very sweet]
7 CAMPDEN TABLETS
3 1/2 tsp ACID BLEND
4 tsp LIQUID TANNIN
WATER TO 7 GALLONS AND S.G. OF 1.086
1 CUP TOASTED OAK CHIPS
2 VANILLA BEANS
A FEW PEPPERCORNS AND COFFEE BEANS [Liked that in the last batch of Valiant Grape wine..it enhanced the flavors]
TOMORROW:
3 tsp PECTIC ENZYME
3tsp YEAST NUTRIENT
6 tsp YEAST ENERGIZER
2 PK RED STAR PASTEUR RED YEAST
The quarts of juice had many juice [wine] diamonds]
These were in the sink draining basket...the small ones went down the drain.
They say this is probably a grape of an accidental cross of Labrusca X Rapina. It must have Concord in there someplace...but the plant outgrows the other vines...it is very vigorous.
The clusters are long and larger than the other Wild Grape cross vines....
Got this 13 1/2 quarts of juice from one rambunctious vine.Edited by: Northern Winos
Mixed up a batch of wine using juice from King of the North Grapes.
King of the North Grape...found growing wild in areas of Madison Wisconcin...Unknown Parentage...[Does that make this 'Bastard Wine'?]
~~~~~~~~~~~~KING OF THE NORTH WINE~~~~~~~~~~~~
19 1/2 QUARTS JUICE [6 quartswere Frontenac juice]
2 500 mil BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE
5 1/2# SUGAR [the juices were very sweet]
7 CAMPDEN TABLETS
3 1/2 tsp ACID BLEND
4 tsp LIQUID TANNIN
WATER TO 7 GALLONS AND S.G. OF 1.086
1 CUP TOASTED OAK CHIPS
2 VANILLA BEANS
A FEW PEPPERCORNS AND COFFEE BEANS [Liked that in the last batch of Valiant Grape wine..it enhanced the flavors]
TOMORROW:
3 tsp PECTIC ENZYME
3tsp YEAST NUTRIENT
6 tsp YEAST ENERGIZER
2 PK RED STAR PASTEUR RED YEAST
The quarts of juice had many juice [wine] diamonds]
These were in the sink draining basket...the small ones went down the drain.
They say this is probably a grape of an accidental cross of Labrusca X Rapina. It must have Concord in there someplace...but the plant outgrows the other vines...it is very vigorous.
The clusters are long and larger than the other Wild Grape cross vines....
Got this 13 1/2 quarts of juice from one rambunctious vine.Edited by: Northern Winos