12-23-2010, 01:25 AM
Hey all,
Just ordered EZ caps, and I currently have 6 2liter bottles of varying types of wine brewing up.
I have sparking white made from 100% pure white grape juice
a wine of black cherry and grape
two 100% grape wines
a Cranberry/strawberry/white grape
and a mix of red and white grape wine
What I've done is made sure (except the cran/strawberry/white grape) all wine I bought was 100% pure juice. I'm wondering what kind of wine this will produce when compared with something like a juice drink that may only contain 50% juice or less.
Also, any tips on getting this to taste similar to a bottled wine? I dont mean I want 90+ rankings on a wine scale, but I also want something could be thought to be a bottled wine, if there was no label, if my formulas wont already produce something similar. I'm not looking perfect quality, but pretty darn good for homebrew quality.
I played with the sugar content a lot too. Adding 1 cup in some and 2 cups in others, and everything in between. Writing down my mixes and labeling the bottles.
My plan is to buy a corker and use my old wine bottles and have enough for me and to give to a few friends, and constantly have some being made. I'm not a wine snob by any means, although a good red wine is right there next to beer with me.
Just ordered EZ caps, and I currently have 6 2liter bottles of varying types of wine brewing up.
I have sparking white made from 100% pure white grape juice
a wine of black cherry and grape
two 100% grape wines
a Cranberry/strawberry/white grape
and a mix of red and white grape wine
What I've done is made sure (except the cran/strawberry/white grape) all wine I bought was 100% pure juice. I'm wondering what kind of wine this will produce when compared with something like a juice drink that may only contain 50% juice or less.
Also, any tips on getting this to taste similar to a bottled wine? I dont mean I want 90+ rankings on a wine scale, but I also want something could be thought to be a bottled wine, if there was no label, if my formulas wont already produce something similar. I'm not looking perfect quality, but pretty darn good for homebrew quality.
I played with the sugar content a lot too. Adding 1 cup in some and 2 cups in others, and everything in between. Writing down my mixes and labeling the bottles.
My plan is to buy a corker and use my old wine bottles and have enough for me and to give to a few friends, and constantly have some being made. I'm not a wine snob by any means, although a good red wine is right there next to beer with me.