"John Lee" > wrote:

> I have just stripped an abundant crop of small grapes from a vine in the
> garden. It is not convenient to convert these into wine (lack of
facilities
> etc), and to eat them is not really practical as they are full of seeds.
So
> I have mashed them down, and strained the resultant rich, sweet and fruity
> juice into bottles, some plastic, some glass. My question is, what is the
> best way to keep this juice? If I store it in my cool cellar, how long
will
> it keep? Alternatively, how long in the regrigerator (although space is a
> problem here)? I can get a few plastic bottle in the freezer - how about
> that?
> Any help you can give will be much appreciated. John

If you keep it in your "cool cellar", it will either begin to ferment or
spoil within a few days. If you keep it in the refrigerator, it will last a
week or two. Freezer will last indefinately.

Remember, freezing water expands 1/11 in volume, with sufficient force to
crack open a cannonball, or split huge boulders. So leave at least 9.09%
headroom for expansion, or you will have juice all over the inside of the
freezer.