Brewnight: Pomegranate WOW

Roddy · Jan 6, 2017

Evening all

So....

6L Asda red grape
3L Asda apple
9L Asda Pomegranate juice
1L strong tea (5 x roiboos t-bags)
3keys tate & lyle
5tsp pectolase
4tsp youngs super wine yeast compound

How to... (coopers loose fit top, 30L fv)
2L AJ in
Sugar in
Kettleful of boiling water in
Rest of juice in
Pectolase (dissolved in cup of warm water) in
Tea in
Top up with cold tap water to 25L
Temp 22 degree
SG 1.085 (est about 12.45% at FG 0.990)
Sprinkle yeast on top
Bung in cupboard

Sorted Ã°Å¸Ëâ¬

And my 'helpers'

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Tanzanite · Jan 6, 2017

price of pomegranate juice you can buy a decent red its more expensive than red wine on the shelves.

Roddy · Jan 6, 2017

Tanzanite said:
price of pomegranate juice you can buy a decent red its more expensive than red wine on the shelves.

Not at 3L for ÃÂ£1.80 it's not Ã°Å¸Ëâ¬

https://groceries.asda.com/product/...n-by-you-pomegranate-juice-drink/910000428963

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Personal91 · Jan 7, 2017

This is another Roddy creation that has got my attention

pvt_ak · Jan 7, 2017

And my 'helpers'

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So this is how Roddy gets his recipes !!! Knew he had secret recipe developers ! Wonka style !!

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Tau · Jan 7, 2017

Roddy always sets his kids useful math's problems e.g.

If 20 litres of apple juice containing 95g/ltr of sugar is added to 3 x 440ml Lowicz juice with 250g of sugar per bottle how high can I get the alcohol content in cider. LoL

Roddy · Jan 7, 2017

Tau said:
Roddy always sets his kids useful math's problems e.g.

If 20 litres of apple juice containing 95g/ltr of sugar is added to 3 x 440ml Lowicz juice with 250g of sugar per bottle how high can I get the alcohol content in cider. LoL

Now you might be onto something here Ã°Å¸ËÆ

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Tau · Jan 7, 2017

This is a good problem to set.

Alcohol is removed from dads body at a rate of 0.016% per hour. There is 0.160% in dads body, how long must you not disturb him on Saturday and Sunday mornings. lol :lol:

Razor · Jan 9, 2017

Nice labelling on the teabags Roddy. Be interested to see how this gets on. Is there no regular teabags in this brew?

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Personal91 · Jan 9, 2017

Razor said:
Nice labelling on the teabags Roddy. Be interested to see how this gets on. Is there no regular teabags in this brew?

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They are used because of they're antibacterial properties I believe

Roddy · Jan 9, 2017

Razor said:
Nice labelling on the teabags Roddy. Be interested to see how this gets on. Is there no regular teabags in this brew?

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Yip, just the redbush ones matey, no caffeine in sight !

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Razor · Jan 9, 2017

Roddy said:
Yip, just the redbush ones matey, no caffeine in sight !

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I got some myself the other week after seeing a post from @Tau I think it was. Haven't made anything yet to try them.

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Tau · Jan 10, 2017

Personal91 said:
They are used because of they're antibacterial properties I believe

Anti-oxidising and preservative properties, so you don't have to use a camden or sulphites. They use it instead of oak aging. Had found about this winemaker after a lady asked about making wine with it. Here's the link: http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-rooibos-wine-targets-health-conscious-drinkers-2015-3

dublin12 · Jan 12, 2017

Tau said:
Anti-oxidising and preservative properties, so you don't have to use a camden or sulphites. They use it instead of oak aging. Had found about this winemaker after a lady asked about making wine with it. Here's the link: http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-rooibos-wine-targets-health-conscious-drinkers-2015-3

What do you add to it then once fermentation is complete ?

Roddy · Jan 12, 2017

dublin12 said:
What do you add to it then once fermentation is complete ?

I'm intending to still stop it with Potassium Sorbate and use finings, I was just using the redbush to avoid campdens (crushing them is my pet hate :mrgreen: )

Tau · Jan 12, 2017

I let it ferment out to 0.990, so wont bother with k.sorbate, unless it doesn't complete, which I doubt. I hadn't made this blend before so can't comment on flavour, but it's colour is lighter than the 3 ltr red grape and 2ltr red grape/1ltr bluberry wows I've made. @Dublin12 nothing is added at end.

dublin12 · Jan 13, 2017

Will try this at next go - a sorbate free wine could be great for me as if I have any wine I wake up after 3-4 hours sleep max and then can't get back to sleep again.

Roddy · Jan 15, 2017

Tau said:
I let it ferment out to 0.990, so wont bother with k.sorbate, unless it doesn't complete, which I doubt. I hadn't made this blend before so can't comment on flavour, but it's colour is lighter than the 3 ltr red grape and 2ltr red grape/1ltr bluberry wows I've made. @Dublin12 nothing is added at end.

Interesting... I've always put wine stopper in, even when it's fermented out to 0.990

I missed it out of one of my early attempts at a wow and couldn't get it to clear, so assumed that was why, and have used it ever since.

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Tau · Jan 15, 2017

Roddy said:
Interesting... I've always put wine stopper in, even when it's fermented out to 0.990

I missed it out of one of my early attempts at a wow and couldn't get it to clear, so assumed that was why, and have used it ever since.

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You don't need a stopper if a wine has reached 0.990, using such prevents secondary. If you top up with fruit juice like with your ciders then continue using stopper.

Roddy · Jan 15, 2017

Tau said:
You don't need a stopper if a wine has reached 0.990, using such prevents secondary. If you top up with fruit juice like with your ciders then continue using stopper.

Cool, I don't do anything with the wines I make after primary has finished, apart from rack, add stabiliser and finings, then bottle....

I'll try leaving out the sorbate on this one and see what happens Ã°Å¸Ëâ¬

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