Apple Juice

[bub307]

Is this a good deal?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/36348956?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227024340702&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=41313752821&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=70636657261&veh=sem

 

[dralarms]

Are you kidding?

 

[bub307]

Can you lead me to a place to get the juice and bottles at a better deal?

 

[cintipam]

Hi bub307

there is an incredible amount of knowledge about great sources here at WMT. Only thing is you would prob get the best deals locally so no shipping or fear of breakage in transit. Folks really need to know where you live to help you out.

Pam in cinti

 

[bub307]

I'm in East Tennessee.

 

[Tom_S]

For that price it better be made of gold. This organic craze has gotten way out of hand.

 

[cintipam]

Beautiful area. I just got back from a week visiting friends in Winchester TN. Whiie I didn't look to buy any local juices there were several coops on the main drag. If I were you I'd check local coops and even fruit stands outside of orchards. We stopped at one on the way home and I got a gallon of muscadine juice in 2 1/2 gallon glass containers just to give it a try.

Good luck on your search.

Pam in cinti

 

[bub307]

ok I can't find gallon jugs of juice but I can get 1/2 gallon can, I put a gallon in My primary and rack back in the half gallons? I know dumb question but trying to save money.

 

[cintipam]

bub, a bit unclear if you mean 1/2 gallon can or glass. If glass, sure split to 2 1/2 gallon glass containers. It will cost a touch more for 2 corks and airlocks instead of one, but those 1/2 gallons will come in very very handy down the road when you start making bigger batches.

cost saving tips include asking at the bakeries inside Kroger and Walmart for their empty plastic food buckets. They usually give them to you free. Also keep looking everywhere for juice in gallon jugs. Sometimes local walmart and Kroger has some, lots of folks get them at Whole Food places if one is handy. You can buy Carlo Rossi wine in 3 and 4 liter glass jugs. Great inexpensive wine for topping carboys, and a good minicarboy in the deal. Also since I can about guarantee you'll jump in for the large capacity before too long start checking craiglslist for carboys. I got my first 8 in Nashville when driving back from Winchester a couple years back. carboys down south seem a bit cheaper than up north by the prices I've seen.

You will be hooked the moment you try your first batch. Then many batches later you'll realize just how bad that first batch was compared to what you will make then. Later some will age and again you will be amazed at just how good your homemade wine is. It all just keeps getting better, even the stuff you put away thinking it was a dismal failure. Like they say, patience is critical, and the rewards are great for letting the wine do it's thing without interfering with it.

Pam in cinti

 

[dralarms]

Where in east Tennessee are you?

 

[BernardSmith]

I have no idea whether the price is reasonable or not but they say that gravenstein apples does make for good cider. My own source of apple juice is a local orchard or my local farmers market or (last choice) my local supermarket. None of these seem to include gravensteins.

You do need to be very careful that the apple juice has no chemical preservatives such as sorbates. It is virtually impossible to ferment AJ that has been sorbated.
UV pasteurization does not have any impact on flavor.

 

[bub307]

HI, in Jonesborough oldest town in Tennessee.

 

[dralarms]

Been there. You ever get down towards Athens?

 

[bub307]

Hi, yes matter as fact I had a bad wreck at the red light there at the bank coming of of 75 I done a shutdown at Bowater Paper Mill back when that bad wreck happened in the fog in1989.

 

[dralarms]

It was December of 1990. I was there (well caught in the aftermath, but was supposed to be there). Pm me next time you're headed this direction and have a bit of time. I'll show you what I know (won't take long) and I can try and answer any questions.