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Old 18-08-2004, 07:00 PM
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I have seen in the past on fruit wines to add raisins. Why, what purpose is
it (body). I just made a peach wine with 35 Lbs of peaches. Will adding
raisins change the flavor much and, how much should I add?
Tom

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Old 18-08-2004, 11:03 PM
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35 lbs of peaches to make how much wine? When I have made peach in the
past I used about 15lb peaches for 5 gal of wine. I rounded this out
with about 2 gal of white wine or the equivalent in concentrate. This
has worked very well.
Tim

I have seen in the past on fruit wines to add raisins. Why, what purpose is
it (body). I just made a peach wine with 35 Lbs of peaches. Will adding
raisins change the flavor much and, how much should I add?
Tom

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Old 18-08-2004, 11:03 PM
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35 lbs of peaches to make how much wine? When I have made peach in the
past I used about 15lb peaches for 5 gal of wine. I rounded this out
with about 2 gal of white wine or the equivalent in concentrate. This
has worked very well.
Tim

I have seen in the past on fruit wines to add raisins. Why, what purpose is
it (body). I just made a peach wine with 35 Lbs of peaches. Will adding
raisins change the flavor much and, how much should I add?
Tom

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Old 18-08-2004, 11:03 PM
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35 lbs of peaches to make how much wine? When I have made peach in the
past I used about 15lb peaches for 5 gal of wine. I rounded this out
with about 2 gal of white wine or the equivalent in concentrate. This
has worked very well.
Tim

I have seen in the past on fruit wines to add raisins. Why, what purpose is
it (body). I just made a peach wine with 35 Lbs of peaches. Will adding
raisins change the flavor much and, how much should I add?
Tom

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Old 19-08-2004, 12:18 AM
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Tim:

What does 'rounded this out' mean?

Thanks!

Steve
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(Tim McNally) mentioned:


35 lbs of peaches to make how much wine? When I have made peach in the
past I used about 15lb peaches for 5 gal of wine. I rounded this out
with about 2 gal of white wine or the equivalent in concentrate. This
has worked very well.
Tim


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Old 19-08-2004, 12:18 AM
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Tim:

What does 'rounded this out' mean?

Thanks!

Steve
Oregon



(Tim McNally) mentioned:


35 lbs of peaches to make how much wine? When I have made peach in the
past I used about 15lb peaches for 5 gal of wine. I rounded this out
with about 2 gal of white wine or the equivalent in concentrate. This
has worked very well.
Tim


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Old 19-08-2004, 12:18 AM
spud
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Tim:

What does 'rounded this out' mean?

Thanks!

Steve
Oregon



(Tim McNally) mentioned:


35 lbs of peaches to make how much wine? When I have made peach in the
past I used about 15lb peaches for 5 gal of wine. I rounded this out
with about 2 gal of white wine or the equivalent in concentrate. This
has worked very well.
Tim


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Old 19-08-2004, 03:33 PM
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Tom, raisins are grapes, and grapes add a vinuos quality to wine that
no other fruit matches. But raisins can affect the flavor, although
that is largely a function of which lind of raisin you use.

For peach wine, you would obviously want to use a white or golden
raisin. These are usually made from Thompson Seedless Grapes, which
are fairly neutral in flavor. You could also just use crushed fresh
Thompsons in the wine. If you can find them, try Sultanas, the
raisins of muscat grapes. They offer a nice flavor enhancement to
peach.

Finally, you can try adding a white grape concentrate.

For raisins, use anywhere from one-half to one pound per gallon of
wine -- the lower number is sufficient for body improvement. For
grapes, use no more than two pounds per gallon. For grape
concentrate, use 11 ounces per gallon.

Jack Keller, The WInemaking Home Page
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
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Old 19-08-2004, 03:33 PM
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Tom, raisins are grapes, and grapes add a vinuos quality to wine that
no other fruit matches. But raisins can affect the flavor, although
that is largely a function of which lind of raisin you use.

For peach wine, you would obviously want to use a white or golden
raisin. These are usually made from Thompson Seedless Grapes, which
are fairly neutral in flavor. You could also just use crushed fresh
Thompsons in the wine. If you can find them, try Sultanas, the
raisins of muscat grapes. They offer a nice flavor enhancement to
peach.

Finally, you can try adding a white grape concentrate.

For raisins, use anywhere from one-half to one pound per gallon of
wine -- the lower number is sufficient for body improvement. For
grapes, use no more than two pounds per gallon. For grape
concentrate, use 11 ounces per gallon.

Jack Keller, The WInemaking Home Page
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
 




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