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Is that tablespoons?
yes but approximately, I just squirt it in and I know from previous use one squeeze is approx a tablespoon, and it was only three sqeeezes left in the bottle, I always put it in all my wines, usually use fresh lemons though, but after trying aldi with no luck on high % juice and then tesco I ended up forgetting the lemon, DOH!
 
If the sugar is all well dissolved at the start you shouldn't have sugar settling out, and as long as it is fermenting then it wont be a problem, the gas movement within the must will keep the yeast finding the sugar, but I regularly stir/shake my fermenting bin/DJ's, during the first few days it doesn't hurt.
 
I bought some raspberry syrup today, plan to make some wine with it.

I'm sure I saw a recipe o here but I'm damned if I can find it!
 
Ok both have started to ferment but certainly not vigorously at this time.
Have a feeling might make a third tonight anyone tried this with grape and grapefruit. Feel the twist of grapefruit could give nice flavour.
 
I,m just about to try the a grapefruit as well - I had a beautiful Sauvignon blanc a few weeks ago and I thought it had definite Grapefruit taste.

On the label it said Guava - I don't know what that is but I thought Grapefruit

Hopefully this will go well?
 
That's the beauty of supermarket juice wine, if it turns out awful (and i haven't ever made one that was undrinkable) you can bin it and start another and you've only lost a couple of quid.
 
I,m just about to try the a grapefruit as well - I had a beautiful Sauvignon blanc a few weeks ago and I thought it had definite Grapefruit taste.

On the label it said Guava - I don't know what that is but I thought Grapefruit

Hopefully this will go well?

I threw together a 1litre white grape juice, 1/2 litre apple and a 1/3rd litre tesco pink grapefruit juice ( http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=282646562 ) Its turned out pretty good, i didn't want an overpowering grapefruit taste so kept it to an approx 3rd of that bottle.
 
These amaze me can't wait to taste first one as that will be starting point for tinkering. Another big thanks to all on this forum. Such a great resource. Makes it so easy for newbies like me to get the confidence to start.
 
I was gonna check the gravity of my wow variant today but I had to go out collecting oil for my other brewing hobby, biodiesel, I will check it tomorrow, it's been 9 days and activity is slowing right down.

My bucks prune is still going well but has lots of sediment so 3 dj's will probably end up nearer 2dj's once racked.
 
I'm turning into a right cheap skate on here. Cheapest I can find white grape juice is wait rose for £1.75. I mean 6 bottles of wine will cost about £2.50. With sugars etc.
 
I hear you it's just rude.
That said I did work out that if I buy 46 I get them for £80.50 but get £20 off for first shop so £1.31 each lol
 
Just been talking to another member and wows came into the conversation, remembered i had made a strawberry wow a while ago so decided to open a bottle tonight WOW IS THE WORD its bloody champagne its all over the ceiling oops, so much for my fermentation stopping cant wait for twisty to get in from work:doh:
 
I hear you it's just rude.
That said I did work out that if I buy 46 I get them for �£80.50 but get �£20 off for first shop so �£1.31 each lol

ALDI WGJ is usually about 85p a litre.

Our local LIDL has stopped stocking their white, which (like the Red) is usually 99p (sometimes 95p) a litre.

I'm going to have to find an alternative to my LIDL supplies, so I will see if the local ALDI are up to it, or just use Red till I find another...

LIDL do 100% Orange and 100% Apple, both for about 55p a Litre.

And their sugar is about 39 a bag.
 
I have never used brewing sugar, juice wines are supposed to be a cheap way of making wine so good old Tate & Lyle is good enough for me. :wink:
 
Do you guys find ordinary sugar as good or better than brewing sugar
I have only used household sugar so cannot say whether it makes a difference. I'm tempted to experiment to find out for sure.

I did find this which covers the difference.

The main difference in the use is that it is a Mono Saccharide (one molecule of glucose) as opposed to household sugar which is a Di-saccahide (2 molecules). This means that fermentation using brewing sugar will start quicker and ferment cleaner. Normal household sugar has to be 'split' by the yeast which produces bi-products and impurities.*

These bi-products can have a taste which may slightly affect the taste of home brewed drinks.*
 

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