Adding Raisins

[John Miller]

Anybody have experience adding raisins to wine that is stabilized and aging? I have a couple 6gal kits that I've been aging and was just wondering if adding raisins now would be helpful.

 

[joeswine]

What style of wines are they?

 

[sour_grapes]

Raisins are about 2/3 sugar. How stable are your "stabilized" wines?

 

[joeswine]

I would first rehydrate the raisins in the base wine then add them in let them sit for 2weeks then re-rack and move on. Done.

 

[joeswine]

Only use Sunmaid raisins no other brand.

 

[John Miller]

Thanks for the thoughts. A wine in particular that I want to try this on is one that I used a white bottled grape juice to make. My first try on trying to make a cheap wine. Yes it has had kmeta and sorbate, and degassed with a vacuum pump. I was thinking of using a golden raisin to sweeten and possibly give it more body. Just didn't know if it was too late to try that. Seems most people add raisins during primary or secondary fermentation.

 

[joeswine]

Try it's your .

 

[ali_emamy]

Once the fermentation is over, adding some raisin to your stabilized wine should not improve the wine body, but for sure lend some sweetness to your wine. Assuming you already added the potassium sorbate to your stabilized wine, otherwise the fermentation may restart.

 

[joeswine]

I would still try it the worst that could happen is the fermentation might restart and if that's so the raisins will lend to the body after 7 days.
Let your hydrometer be your guide at that point.

 

[joeswine]

The fruit when rehydrated adds solids back to the mix. Adding to the structure of the wine.
Fresh fruit does the same more or less.depending on volume and we're it's added in the flow. Think àbout it.
Remember the differences between adding a fresh fpac in the primary as apposed to the secondary ?
Playing with 1 gallon kits are way to much fun.

 

[reeflections]

Only use Sunmaid raisins no other brand.

Interesting. What is the reason for this?

 

[joeswine]

check their contents .

 

[reeflections]

check their contents .

Ahh.. Thanks.

I can't check the contents of other brands but I have a box of Sunmaid Golden that I was gonna use in some banana wine. It lists only raisins and sulphur dioxide. That's OK?

 

[hounddawg]

Ahh.. Thanks.

I can't check the contents of other brands but I have a box of Sunmaid Golden that I was gonna use in some banana wine. It lists only raisins and sulphur dioxide. That's OK?

i buy my california jumbo golden raisins in bulk from e-bay 35lb batches
Dawg

 

[joeswine]

That's ok

 

[hounddawg]

That's ok

like others i have to buy cheaper, had killer job lived like i live forever then got disabled, lol
Dawg

 

[robert81650]

Hey, tell me which supplier you use on E-Bay for raisins and do you buy white or dark raisins................

 

[joeswine]

Any superstore. Also look at wine lovers wine kits for fpacs.

 

[robert81650]

Thanks.................

 

[hounddawg]

Hey, tell me which supplier you use on E-Bay for raisins and do you buy white or dark raisins................

itsdelish123, jumbo golden raisins, or in the search box search for (( BULK JUMBO GOLDEN RAISINS )) on ebay