pectose and glycerine

[jaybon92]

I am going to journey into WOW's very soon and I have just a few questions. I know what pectose is but when would I add it, before fermentation or after?

Also I've had a look at what glycerine and what I understand it's a alcohol-sugar soulution that's sweet. What is the purpose of this, is it to sweeten the brew?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You add the pectolace and glycerine at the beginning, glycerin adds mouth feel to your wine.

 

[jaybon92]

Thankyou for the quick reply!

Another tiny quick one ( it may sound stupid)
If it's 50% juice add two cartons, is that because the flavour would be too weak ?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Not stupid at all, if you have 2 cartons of 100% juice (2 litres in total) in a DJ your wine will taste great, with the 50% cartons you need to double up to make 100% juice so 2 x 50% juice cartons and 1 x 100% juice carton of either Red Grape Juice or White Gape Juice.

 

[jaybon92]

Okay I get it now I just waned to make sure of everything ! Thanks chippy you've been a great help!

 

[jaybon92]

Does that rule count if I was to maybe add other juices like rasberry or cherry or what ever, I know a lot if them are not 100% would I double up or its just the grape that needs to be 100%?

I'm just waitig for an answer I probably already know but having a daft moment haha

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Until recently the choice of 100% juices was fairly limited, apple, orange, white grape juice, red grape juice etc, so 1 x WGJ and 2 x cartons of 50% (or less) juice (pomegranate, cranberry, raspberry etc) was the way to go, as WGJ got harder to find i switched to red grape juice and now prefer it, a litre of the ASDA bottled RGJ (similar to the ones below) and a litre of apple juice make a great tasting wine.
A recent post here brought my attention to the RGJ, strawberry and kiwi juice below, i have used two of these in a DJ and am looking forward to tasting the results, next i will try a litre of the grape, raspberry and pomegranate (below) with a litre of RGJ as the grape, raspberry and pomegranate is not 100% juice.

Ingredients
Red Grape Juice not from Concentrate (70%) , Strawberry Purée (20%) , Kiwi Purée (10%) .

Ingredients
White Grape Juice not from Concentrate (39%) , Water , Red Grape Juice not from Concentrate (15%) , Pomegranate Juice not from Concentrate (10%) , Raspberry Purée (5.0%) , Vitamin C .

 

[jaybon92]

That sounds lovely! I might have to have a look at that juice ! I was going to use rasberry and pomegranate ( separate juices) and I was thinking about a strawberry kewi and maybe a bit of lemon and lime but if Asda do these juices then that's great ! I think I'd adventure down to get some!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

All WOW has either rgj or wgj which gives it body, it's not compulsory but you should try it and compare the two.

 

[jaybon92]

Yeah that's what I have decided to do because the grapes would give that slight wine taste ! I'm also interested in low alcohol versions maybe ale yeast n make a 5%round about fruity juice ( poof juice as I call it)

That should work shouldn't it?