"p k" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Thought I should mention that my favorite chess opponent makes a sort of
> wine with the cheap supermarket house brands of orange juice that is real
> tasty. Sort of like a weak screwdriver... Ithink he just mixes up the
> concentrate and forgets to put it in the fridge, but I have tasted it many
> times.
>
> any comments?

Theoretically, you can make almost anything into wine. Except marijuana;
tried that back in '76.... ;-)
Anyway, the Orange wine I've had was nothing to crow about; it was made
at a professional winery in FLA.... I got orange, and tangerine. Neither
impressed me.
>
> pk
>
>

"p k" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Thought I should mention that my favorite chess opponent makes a sort of
> wine with the cheap supermarket house brands of orange juice that is real
> tasty. Sort of like a weak screwdriver... Ithink he just mixes up the
> concentrate and forgets to put it in the fridge, but I have tasted it many
> times.
>
> any comments?

Theoretically, you can make almost anything into wine. Except marijuana;
tried that back in '76.... ;-)
Anyway, the Orange wine I've had was nothing to crow about; it was made
at a professional winery in FLA.... I got orange, and tangerine. Neither
impressed me.
>
> pk
>
>

From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:

Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
are essentially variations on these two. <snip>

I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.

From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:

Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
are essentially variations on these two. <snip>

I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.

I use frozen concentrates from the grocery story quite a often. You may not
end up with an exquisite wine, but you can really work with them and tweak
them and the results can be pretty tasty. I have 3 batches of wine
fermenting and one of them has frozen juice concentrates used in it as the
base. I just use stuff I can get at my local grocery store.

Batch 1 "Apple Raisin Wine")
I mixed 3 frozen Apple juice, 2 lb. chopped raisins, 2 lb. sugar and a pinch
of yeast in a plastic bucket. Then add water to just over 1 gal. total.

Batch 2 "Honey Raisin Wine")
I mixed 3 lb. of honey, 1 lb. white raisins, 2 lb. sugar and a pinch of
yeast in a plastic bucket. Then add water to just over 1 gal. total. This
batch has been fermenting and bubbling like wild for 2 weeks now. The
alcohol level has to be getting up there. I hope the yeast can survive the
Alcohol enough to reduce most of the sugar.

Batch 3 "Sweet Lemon Tea Wine")
I just made up this wine; not sure what it will taste like. I brewed up some
STRONG black tea. Then, I pealed the yellow off of 4 large lemons with a
potato pealer. I squeezed the 4 lemon's juice into the tea, added 2 lb.
sugar, the yellow skin from the lemons I pealed off and 1 cup of chopped
white raisins. I mixed it all in a plastic bucket then added water to just
over 1 gal. total. Once it cooled to room temp. I added a pinch of yeast. I
just started it last night, it should start fermenting today.

I leave the must in the bucket with a towel over it stiring once a day,
until the fermentation slows (about 5 to 10 days normally). Then I siphon it
into a
gallon jug with a bubbler (you can make one with a thin hose sealed to the
top of the jug and put the other end in a cup of water). I let it ferment
until the bubbles slow to one every minute and a half or one every 2
minutes. Then I siphon it into bottles a cork. Or just drink it.

Yeast: you can use the dry yeast you get from the grocery store. I have used
it, but the alcohol level is lower and you can taste the yeast. I bought a
packet of dry yeast from a wine supply store. They always say to add 1/2 to
1 spoon of yeast to make your wine, but I just add a very small pinch. It
seems to add a day, sometimes 1 day and a half, but then the fermenting just
takes off. I have been using that small packet of yeast (intended for just
one batch) for 2 years now. I just keep is sealed and in my kitchen
refrigerator. Yes....... I am cheap!

Later,
John

"p k" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Thought I should mention that my favorite chess opponent makes a sort of
> wine with the cheap supermarket house brands of orange juice that is real
> tasty. Sort of like a weak screwdriver... Ithink he just mixes up the
> concentrate and forgets to put it in the fridge, but I have tasted it many
> times.
>
> any comments?
>
> pk
>
>

Here's a link to a discussion of "Hard Lemonade" made from cans of
frozen lemonade. Sounds interesting. Gonna try it after we move.

http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=1156

Steve

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:52:14 GMT, "p k" > wrote:

>Thought I should mention that my favorite chess opponent makes a sort of
>wine with the cheap supermarket house brands of orange juice that is real
>tasty. Sort of like a weak screwdriver... Ithink he just mixes up the
>concentrate and forgets to put it in the fridge, but I have tasted it many
>times.
>
>any comments?
>
>pk
>

"Don S" > wrote in message
om...
> From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
>
> Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
> for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
> are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
>
> I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
> being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
> a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.

Aaaaawwww, now yer givin me ideas!

--
"I can't stand water because of the things fish do in it.
Once, whilst traversing the Himalayas, we lost our corkscrew,
and were compelled to live on food and water... for several days."
-W C Fields-

"Don S" > wrote in message
om...
> From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
>
> Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
> for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
> are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
>
> I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
> being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
> a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.

Aaaaawwww, now yer givin me ideas!

--
"I can't stand water because of the things fish do in it.
Once, whilst traversing the Himalayas, we lost our corkscrew,
and were compelled to live on food and water... for several days."
-W C Fields-

"FamilySailor" > wrote
> Batch 3 "Sweet Lemon Tea Wine")
> I just made up this wine; not sure what it will taste like. I brewed up
some
> STRONG black tea. Then, I pealed the yellow off of 4 large lemons with a
> potato pealer. I squeezed the 4 lemon's juice into the tea, added 2 lb.
> sugar, the yellow skin from the lemons I pealed off and 1 cup of chopped
> white raisins. I mixed it all in a plastic bucket then added water to just
> over 1 gal. total. Once it cooled to room temp. I added a pinch of yeast.
I
> just started it last night, it should start fermenting today.

This sounds intriguing; alcohol and caffeine at the same time.....

"FamilySailor" > wrote
> Batch 3 "Sweet Lemon Tea Wine")
> I just made up this wine; not sure what it will taste like. I brewed up
some
> STRONG black tea. Then, I pealed the yellow off of 4 large lemons with a
> potato pealer. I squeezed the 4 lemon's juice into the tea, added 2 lb.
> sugar, the yellow skin from the lemons I pealed off and 1 cup of chopped
> white raisins. I mixed it all in a plastic bucket then added water to just
> over 1 gal. total. Once it cooled to room temp. I added a pinch of yeast.
I
> just started it last night, it should start fermenting today.

This sounds intriguing; alcohol and caffeine at the same time.....

Yes, decent wine can certainly be made from store bought citrus. I recomend
that us use the frozen concentrate as it usually does not have any
preservatives. I also recomend you use a good wine yeast and good wine
making proceedures. ('Don't just forget to put it in the frig.)

Ray

"p k" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Thought I should mention that my favorite chess opponent makes a sort of
> wine with the cheap supermarket house brands of orange juice that is real
> tasty. Sort of like a weak screwdriver... Ithink he just mixes up the
> concentrate and forgets to put it in the fridge, but I have tasted it many
> times.
>
> any comments?
>
> pk
>
>

Yes, decent wine can certainly be made from store bought citrus. I recomend
that us use the frozen concentrate as it usually does not have any
preservatives. I also recomend you use a good wine yeast and good wine
making proceedures. ('Don't just forget to put it in the frig.)

Ray

"p k" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Thought I should mention that my favorite chess opponent makes a sort of
> wine with the cheap supermarket house brands of orange juice that is real
> tasty. Sort of like a weak screwdriver... Ithink he just mixes up the
> concentrate and forgets to put it in the fridge, but I have tasted it many
> times.
>
> any comments?
>
> pk
>
>

My first wine not from a kit (and not a mead) is a Valencia orange. It is
fantastic!

"Don S" > wrote in message
om...
> From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
>
> Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
> for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
> are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
>
> I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
> being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
> a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.

My first wine not from a kit (and not a mead) is a Valencia orange. It is
fantastic!

"Don S" > wrote in message
om...
> From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
>
> Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
> for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
> are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
>
> I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
> being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
> a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.

"R-D-C" > wrote in message
...
> My first wine not from a kit (and not a mead) is a Valencia orange. It is
> fantastic!

I'm glad =somebody= likes it; I bought two bottles in Florida three
years ago and I was less than impressed. Of course, it was just $10 cheapo
tourist crap....
>
> "Don S" > wrote in message
> om...
> > From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
> >
> > Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
> > for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
> > are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
> >
> > I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
> > being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
> > a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.
>
>

"R-D-C" > wrote in message
...
> My first wine not from a kit (and not a mead) is a Valencia orange. It is
> fantastic!

I'm glad =somebody= likes it; I bought two bottles in Florida three
years ago and I was less than impressed. Of course, it was just $10 cheapo
tourist crap....
>
> "Don S" > wrote in message
> om...
> > From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
> >
> > Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
> > for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
> > are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
> >
> > I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
> > being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
> > a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.
>
>

I just started a batch of oraange juice wine from grocery store
(Premium juice was on sale) I can see why people use orange juice as a
yeast starter. This batch went nuts for the first few days. Had to
clean up 2 messes as it foamed over!!.

How much of the orange flavor survives fermentation? Guess I will find
out when I rack this week.

I just started a batch of oraange juice wine from grocery store
(Premium juice was on sale) I can see why people use orange juice as a
yeast starter. This batch went nuts for the first few days. Had to
clean up 2 messes as it foamed over!!.

How much of the orange flavor survives fermentation? Guess I will find
out when I rack this week.

I just started a batch of oraange juice wine from grocery store
(Premium juice was on sale) I can see why people use orange juice as a
yeast starter. This batch went nuts for the first few days. Had to
clean up 2 messes as it foamed over!!.

How much of the orange flavor survives fermentation? Guess I will find
out when I rack this week.

Mine was hand squeezed. Took about five days just to start fermenting and
nothing spectacular happened.

There is very little taste of orange but you can smell that they are there.

"JD" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>I just started a batch of oraange juice wine from grocery store
> (Premium juice was on sale) I can see why people use orange juice as a
> yeast starter. This batch went nuts for the first few days. Had to
> clean up 2 messes as it foamed over!!.
>
> How much of the orange flavor survives fermentation? Guess I will find
> out when I rack this week.
>

Mine was hand squeezed. Took about five days just to start fermenting and
nothing spectacular happened.

There is very little taste of orange but you can smell that they are there.

"JD" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>I just started a batch of oraange juice wine from grocery store
> (Premium juice was on sale) I can see why people use orange juice as a
> yeast starter. This batch went nuts for the first few days. Had to
> clean up 2 messes as it foamed over!!.
>
> How much of the orange flavor survives fermentation? Guess I will find
> out when I rack this week.
>

My wife brought a bunch of oranges back from Fl last year. She squeezed
about a gallon of juice and then promptly left on another unexpected trip.
I could not let all that juice go bad so I made it into wine. Not bad at
all. First time I have made orange wine.

Ray

"Bob" > wrote in message
...
> "R-D-C" > wrote in message
> ...
>> My first wine not from a kit (and not a mead) is a Valencia orange. It
>> is
>> fantastic!
>
> I'm glad =somebody= likes it; I bought two bottles in Florida three
> years ago and I was less than impressed. Of course, it was just $10 cheapo
> tourist crap....
>>
>> "Don S" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
>> >
>> > Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
>> > for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
>> > are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
>> >
>> > I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
>> > being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
>> > a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.
>>
>>
>
>
>

My wife brought a bunch of oranges back from Fl last year. She squeezed
about a gallon of juice and then promptly left on another unexpected trip.
I could not let all that juice go bad so I made it into wine. Not bad at
all. First time I have made orange wine.

Ray

"Bob" > wrote in message
...
> "R-D-C" > wrote in message
> ...
>> My first wine not from a kit (and not a mead) is a Valencia orange. It
>> is
>> fantastic!
>
> I'm glad =somebody= likes it; I bought two bottles in Florida three
> years ago and I was less than impressed. Of course, it was just $10 cheapo
> tourist crap....
>>
>> "Don S" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > From Jack Keller's site under Orange Wine recipes:
>> >
>> > Most certainly wine can be made from oranges. I have several recipes
>> > for orange wine, but will only cite the two below because the others
>> > are essentially variations on these two. <snip>
>> >
>> > I have not tried the first recipe below, so cannot attest to it as
>> > being good or otherwise. But I have tried the second, and it makes
>> > a very good wine. I used very sweet Valencia oranges.
>>
>>
>
>
>