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5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I do??? - Harborwitch - 09-30-2007
We just got back from the vineyard with our juice. D@mn this would have been a great year to make wine!
Red: 86% Shiraz & 14% RubyRed
White 95% French Columbard and 5% Symphony
3 gallons of red and 2 of white. I know I am going to make some white grape jelly with thyme and some red grape jelly, and a syrup suggested on another forum - but there's still lots to play with - any ideas???? Sweet or savory????
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I do??? - esgunn - 09-30-2007
No clue! Grape Jelly...But have fun!
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I do??? - Old Bay - 09-30-2007
Hey--add some fruit and sparkling water and make sangria!!! Summer is still here!! Add a little brandy. Have a tapas party!! I would love to come!!!
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I do??? - cjs - 10-01-2007
Why not make some wine?? Roy just started some more about a month ago.....
Don't think I mentioned this before, but last winter I had some leftover Welche's (sp?) white grape juice from a party that I had made 'Faux Champagne' - Roy made a white wine out of it and bottled it about a month ago. It is delicious and I can't believe it was just Welch's as his 'grape of choice'
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I d - Harborwitch - 10-01-2007
How much did you have left over??? Just a standard white wine recipe??? With the white blend of grapes this could make a fantastic white!
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I d - cjs - 10-01-2007
I think he brot the sugar content (brix) up to ~20-23?? He's making his daily deposit at the grocery store at the moment, but I'll have him write it up.
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I d - Harborwitch - 10-01-2007
Thank you Jean! Bob would love that! We're looking at that jug and goin' "hmmmmmmmmm".
Off to get some bread going, and Giada's Lemon Ricotta cookies. Then on to the herb jelly. Then off to figure out what to do with 20 zestless lemons - and I already have tons of frozen lemon juice.
Oh, and another batch of Lorraine's Habanero Gold. Yumm
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I d - cjs - 10-01-2007
make a simple syrup as concentrated as you can make it; add to the juice to bring brix up to 23-24. Add 1/2 packet (2.5g) of (we use) Lalvin K1-V1116 wine yeast.
He let it work for ~3 mos. and then it just sat for another 7 or so months. It's very good.
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I d - Harborwitch - 10-01-2007
How much juice did you have??? We're going to have 1.5 gallons or so.
Re: 5 gallons of grape juice - whatever should I d - cjs - 10-01-2007
we had a gallon and after adding the 'goodies', he threw out what didn't fit in the jug.