How to Make Homemade Wine from Storebought Grapejuice
Tony Spinelli Sr., of Seymour, Connecticut, an expert at making homemade wine from storebought grape juice, shows and explains how. Tip: use Manishevitz grapejuice for best results….closest thing to fresh-pressed grapes. May also buy pre-pressed vineyard juices for authentic Cabernets, etc. To purchase the written recipe and instructions from the producer, PayPal to tspin59@yahoo.com, and the recipe will be quickly emailed to you!
25 Responses to How to Make Homemade Wine from Storebought Grapejuice
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@meterotronic It is easier then squeezing grapes…..plus it will cost less..
46spine
October 20, 2011 at 10:11 pm
This is cool, but seems like a lot of work and not very cost efficient…im left thinking “why go to all this trouble?”
meterotronic
October 20, 2011 at 11:00 pm
@happee1 Store the bottles in the horizontal position to prevent cork shrinking….plus store in a rooom that will maintain a temperatureof 55 to 65 degree fahrenheit..
46spine
October 20, 2011 at 11:18 pm
just wondering ..after you bottle your wine where and how do you store it?
happee1
October 21, 2011 at 12:17 am
@earl13371 Bread yeast is a weak strain that will not produce a wine that is stronger then 8 percent alcohol…Wine yeast will produce from 11 to 18 percent a;cohol.
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 12:21 am
Bread yeast will produce a wine of only 6 percent alcohol. Wine yeast will take it to 12 percent. They are similar, but one gives a greater alcohol yield. Always use wine yeast.
egyptianpriest
October 21, 2011 at 1:00 am
according to info on the net, wine yeast and baking yeast are the same yeast – different strains, maybe?, but the same yeast
earl13371
October 21, 2011 at 1:03 am
Excited to try!!! thanks!!! 😀
RSKing04
October 21, 2011 at 1:20 am
@awd111980 i got some in tulsa last week at a wine specialty shop
datzfast
October 21, 2011 at 2:06 am
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22Hiti
October 21, 2011 at 2:34 am
@noblescott agreed. window making shower soaks are da best
unfortunatebeam
October 21, 2011 at 3:03 am
@awd111980 EBAY.
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 3:58 am
@awd111980
A good yeast for making wine from frozen concentrate juice is “Lalvin 71B-1122”
Google it & you can find lots of places you can order it on line.
captianusa
October 21, 2011 at 4:18 am
@captianusa Cool thanks guys!!! Also I like in Oklahoma City & I have searched & searched for for wine yeast, any suggestions?
awd111980
October 21, 2011 at 5:10 am
@awd111980
Anything that is 100% juice & has no preservatives. Bottled juice is good, Frozen concentrates are better.
Make 1 gallon batches first so you know what your getting. You don’t want to end up with 5 gallons of something you don’t like.
captianusa
October 21, 2011 at 5:20 am
@awd111980 Any juice that has sugar in it will ferment into ethanol alcohol…..
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 6:03 am
@captianusa Are there any other types of juice you can buy straight from the grocery that would work as well?
awd111980
October 21, 2011 at 6:07 am
Great wine is about 12 percent alcohol..
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 6:55 am
What i do not understand is why people want strong wine..Wine is supposed to be 10 to 14 percent alcohol….If you want anything stronger then drink vodka…
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 7:34 am
@scottohscott You are 100% correct….The only wat to make strong hard whiskey is by distilling….
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 7:51 am
@46spine The purpose of distillation is to turn the alcohol to steam, then catch that steam as liquid consentrated alcohol. You’re right that there are specialized yeasts that can ferment up to 20% or so, but you’re not going to make hard whiskey from simple fermentation.
scottohscott
October 21, 2011 at 8:38 am
@scottohscott Distilling wine only removes the alcohol from the wine…It does not make wine stronger..Only fortifying the wine with brandy will increase the level of alcohol in your wine…you can use a yeast that will tolerate a stronger alcohol..
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 9:12 am
If you distill wine you get ethanol alcohol from it….You will no longer have wine..If you want a stronger wine you must fortify the wine with brandy to bring the alcohol level higher..
46spine
October 21, 2011 at 10:08 am
@happee1 The juice needs to be brought up to about 25% sugar to get the max benefit. Depending on what kind of yeast you use, all the yeast will be killed off by the alcohol when it reaches somewhere between 10 – 16% ABV. To get anything stronger than that, you’d have to distill it, which is highly illegal and very dangerous.
scottohscott
October 21, 2011 at 10:35 am
do you use less or more sugar to make a stronger alcohol wine?
where do you buy a hydrometer? thanks
happee1
October 21, 2011 at 11:03 am