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Welch's has at least a few different types of frozen Concord grape juice, and the sugar content can vary widely from batch to batch, since there are no additives. I was expecting somewhere near 1.080. Unless the Pyrex measuring cup I used was especially far off, I have no explanation other...

I checked again, now that a few hours have passed, and it's definitely at 1.100 There was 1/2 tsp of bentonite in there, as well.

I used 4 cans of juice concentrate, 80 oz. water, and no sugar to get a SG of 1100. I was worried adding more grape juice would increase the acidity, and haven't purchased an acid test kit yet. I suppose we'll see how it turns out. It looks almost black, so I'm happy so far.

Has anyone ever made wine using only frozen juice concentrate, and no added sugars? The recipe I've always seen is 3 cans of frozen juice and 0.5lb of sugar. When I've tried this with Welch's concord grape juice, it's come out very pale and thin. It looks like there's 216g of sugar, total...

I just started a gallon batch today with 3 cans and about a cup of sugar, bringing it to around 1.094. I'm glad to see that this at least has the potential to turn out well.

Ah, gotcha. That makes me feel a lot better. There's certainly quite a bit of CO2 being produced, though. For a solid day it's been looking like I just popped open a can of soda in there. Going to recheck the SG later today. Since I verged from my original recipe, I was just planning on moving...

Alright, so I took a measurement, and my must had a SG of 1.082, but I got it up to 1.090 now. I also added a little more yeast (up to the full 5g now) and bought a spoon to stir it with daily. One potentially large problem, though. When I checked the airlock, I didn't see any bubbles, fine or...

I'm heading off to buy the equipment soon, but I did have one last concern. Since I'm only making a gallon, and I'm losing a little every racking and every hydrometer reading, so I replace that with water before I throw the airlock on?

Ah! That's a good point! I didn't stir once, and the glass carboy was filled high enough that there was barely any oxygen touching the surface, even with the airlock off. Thank you all for the tips, though. You're all amazing, thank you. EDIT: I don't see any bubbles or hear any fizzing. If...

The recipe I had found claimed it would bring it to... an appropriate SG. Who knows, though? Since it was my first time, I just took their word that it would be a fair approximation. But, a hydrometer is on my list of things to buy quickly. It's been a three or four hours now. I don't see any...

I used: 34.5 oz (3 cans) Welch's 100% White Grape Concentrate (with no preservatives) 1/2 c sugar 1-2 g EC-1118 yeast ~92 oz tap water I waited just over 24 hours after adding the 1 crushed campden tablet before adding the yeast. There were some chunks bigger than others, but they had all...

This is my first time making wine, and I wanted to do something quick and cheap, so I could get a feel for it. I decided to make a gallon using store bought concentrate. So, I boiled the sugar in water, let it cool, etc. Used 3 cans of concentrated Welch's grape juice, filled water to the...