I want to be able to use the grape,apple and Raspberry Juice drink that come
in cartons from the CO-OP store.

I want to make 5 gallons and was wondering how I may go about this. Firstly
is it possible and secondly would I need to add water to it and sugar.

Any help gratefully received as I am new and do not have much money

many thanks

Paul

Chances are, these things have preservatives in them, which would inhibit
fermentation. You can try, of course, but I'd bet it wouldn't even get
started. On the ingredient list, look for anything that says "sorbate",
which is preservative. A better bet would be to buy 5 or 6 gallon jugs of
apple juice with no preservatives. Pasturized is OK.

A couple of websites that might be helpful a

http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/

http://www.geocities.com/lumeisenman/

Probably ought to study up on it before starting.

Robert




"Paul" > wrote in message
...
>I want to be able to use the grape,apple and Raspberry Juice drink that
>come in cartons from the CO-OP store.
>
> I want to make 5 gallons and was wondering how I may go about this.
> Firstly is it possible and secondly would I need to add water to it and
> sugar.
>
> Any help gratefully received as I am new and do not have much money
>
> many thanks
>
> Paul
>

You'd be surprised at what will ferment! 20-odd years ago I made
several batches from Welch's grape juice, and one from Ocean Spray
CranRaspberry. Fermentation was especially slow with the
cranraspberry, but it worked (eventually).

As Robert pointed out, there are a number of good resources on the
net. Lum's book was recently pointed out to me, and it's very
complete, although for that reason it's long. It's worth reading that
book plus other resources (like Jack Keller) through.

But I'll give you quick tips:

You need to purchase a hydrometer (US $7 - $10). This measures
specific gravity, from which sugar level is determined.

There's no real recipe for what you want, as there's no telling how
much sugar is in the juice you plan to buy, so you'll check it with
the hydrometer and then add sugar syrup (boil 1 part water, add 2
parts sugar, cool to room temperature) to raise the SG up to at least
1.070. If the juice's beginning SG is above 1.090 you'll need to
dilute it with water to bring it down.

My notes from making Welch's and CranRaspberry wine were recently
posted on my web site. In the menu select "Wine & Beer Making", then
Wine Making Logs | Winemaking Logs. Scroll down for the list of
wines, my early logs are linked to this page.

http://home.nc.rr.com/winemaker81

Bryan


On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:58:52 GMT, "Robert Lewis" >
wrote:

>Chances are, these things have preservatives in them, which would inhibit
>fermentation. You can try, of course, but I'd bet it wouldn't even get
>started. On the ingredient list, look for anything that says "sorbate",
>which is preservative. A better bet would be to buy 5 or 6 gallon jugs of
>apple juice with no preservatives. Pasturized is OK.
>
>A couple of websites that might be helpful a
>
>http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/
>
>http://www.geocities.com/lumeisenman/
>
>Probably ought to study up on it before starting.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
>"Paul" > wrote in message
...
>>I want to be able to use the grape,apple and Raspberry Juice drink that
>>come in cartons from the CO-OP store.
>>
>> I want to make 5 gallons and was wondering how I may go about this.
>> Firstly is it possible and secondly would I need to add water to it and
>> sugar.
>>
>> Any help gratefully received as I am new and do not have much money
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>> Paul
>>
>

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
>I want to be able to use the grape,apple and Raspberry Juice drink that
>come in cartons from the CO-OP store.
>
> I want to make 5 gallons and was wondering how I may go about this.
> Firstly is it possible and secondly would I need to add water to it and
> sugar.
>
> Any help gratefully received as I am new and do not have much money
>
> many thanks
>
> Paul
>
Checkout the forums he
http://www.homewinemaking.co.uk/cgi/yabb/YaBB.cgi
Lots of useful info and recipes.

Consider the frozen concentrates rather than the packaged juice. Frozen
does not need preservatives but read the ingredients anyway. You can make
some really good wine from some of these and a lot of our people do.
Especially through the winter when othre fruit is not readily available and
you just have to do something. -- Besides drink your wine that is! ;o)

Welch's Niagara is an excellent choice!

Ray

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
>I want to be able to use the grape,apple and Raspberry Juice drink that
>come in cartons from the CO-OP store.
>
> I want to make 5 gallons and was wondering how I may go about this.
> Firstly is it possible and secondly would I need to add water to it and
> sugar.
>
> Any help gratefully received as I am new and do not have much money
>
> many thanks
>
> Paul
>

I'm pretty sure Knudsens apple juice has no preservatives; the frozen
concentrate is a safe bet since a lot have done that.

Joe


Ray Calvert wrote:
> Consider the frozen concentrates rather than the packaged juice. Frozen
> does not need preservatives but read the ingredients anyway. > Welch's Niagara is an excellent choice!
>