furious82
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I have made several 1 gallon batches of wine using store bought concentrates. Several were grape and a few mixed berry and fruity wines for my wife. However, as easy as it is to make 1 gallon, they never last very long. I have never added any K-meta, K-sorbate, camden tabs, bentonite, pectic enzyme or any other chemical or powder that I see all to frequently mentioned in this forum. I have also never tested the PH or TA levels. I just use the concentrate, add water, measure with hydrometer and add sugar until around 1080, hydrate and add yeast and let it run for a few weeks stiring daily and racking 2 or 3 times all within about a months time. All my batches have ended up very clear and tasty.
I just started a 5 gallon batch using grape concentrate (15 cans concentrate, fill with water, roughly 4 cups sugar to SG 1105) Since this will last a while longer and I would like to bottle most of it to age, the thought crossed my mind about it going bad. So my question is can I follow the same method as before and still open a bottle of this wine 6 months from now and have a great tasting wine? My first thought is no, and I assume I will need to purchase a few of the above mentioned chemicals/powders to add to this batch. I know this can get down and dirty about numbers and measurements and whatnot, and don't bash me for being honest, but I want to keep this as simple as I can like my first gal of grape wine.
I just started a 5 gallon batch using grape concentrate (15 cans concentrate, fill with water, roughly 4 cups sugar to SG 1105) Since this will last a while longer and I would like to bottle most of it to age, the thought crossed my mind about it going bad. So my question is can I follow the same method as before and still open a bottle of this wine 6 months from now and have a great tasting wine? My first thought is no, and I assume I will need to purchase a few of the above mentioned chemicals/powders to add to this batch. I know this can get down and dirty about numbers and measurements and whatnot, and don't bash me for being honest, but I want to keep this as simple as I can like my first gal of grape wine.