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Gallon Grape - Frozen Concords (November 22, 2009)
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:06 pm
by jeskremer
DAY ONE
This is recipe #52 - Fresh Tablewine in the "Winemaker's Recipe Handbook"
Added 2 1/2 cups of sugar instead of the recipe's 3 1/4 cups. SG was already at 1.090!
Re: Gallon Grape - Frozen Concords (November 22, 2009)
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:07 pm
by jeskremer
36 HOURS
Added 1/3 packet of Red Star Montrachet yeast.
Re: Gallon Grape - Frozen Concords (November 22, 2009)
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:08 pm
by jeskremer
DAY FIVE
SG was 1.010! I squeezed a bunch of the juice from the grapes in the bag and it barely made the gallon in the carboy. I added 3/4 cup water to the secondary.
Re: Gallon Grape - Frozen Concords (November 22, 2009)
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:05 pm
by jeskremer
NINE WEEKS
Racked the wine. Tastes a bit acidic. Apparently grapes contain tartaric acid, one of the only fruits that do. A bit fizzy also. Stirred the wine vigorously, added 8 oz. of cold, hard, city water.
Re: Gallon Grape - Frozen Concords (November 22, 2009)
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:34 pm
by jeskremer
SEVEN MONTHS (Juen 24, 2010)
Flavor is very good. No fizz so the degassing worked well. There is still a bit too much acid though. None was ever added unless it was in the recipe.
Re: Gallon Grape - Frozen Concords (November 22, 2009)
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:11 pm
by jeskremer
THREE YEARS
Good flavor, but very tart...too much acid as noted throughout the fermenting process.