Tim_Crowhurst
Landlord.
I have a friend who has had to severely restrict his alcohol intake. He has always enjoyed wine, especially reds (on one occasion some years ago we got through five bottles in an evening between the two of us) and he currently drinks a lot of the alcohol-free stuff.
He wondered about the possibility of a (relatively) low-alcohol wine. I'm thinking in the 5-6% range, so similar to cider in strength but with more of a wine-like flavour profile. I'm hoping this will be possible using just fruit juices, so I'm thinking of something like the following:
2L RGJ (or 2 bottles RGJ concentrate)
1L cherry juice
200g blueberries
1 tablespoon dried elderberries
Water to top up (aiming for an SG of ~1040)
Plus the usuals - 10g oak chips, 2tsp glycerine, 1tsp nutrient.
I'm guessing that I may need to reduce the acidity a bit, but I'm not sure how much by. Do people think this will work, have any suggestions for improvements or other recipes, or think there are problems I've missed?
He wondered about the possibility of a (relatively) low-alcohol wine. I'm thinking in the 5-6% range, so similar to cider in strength but with more of a wine-like flavour profile. I'm hoping this will be possible using just fruit juices, so I'm thinking of something like the following:
2L RGJ (or 2 bottles RGJ concentrate)
1L cherry juice
200g blueberries
1 tablespoon dried elderberries
Water to top up (aiming for an SG of ~1040)
Plus the usuals - 10g oak chips, 2tsp glycerine, 1tsp nutrient.
I'm guessing that I may need to reduce the acidity a bit, but I'm not sure how much by. Do people think this will work, have any suggestions for improvements or other recipes, or think there are problems I've missed?