Apple Pie

[fivebk]

I had some apple juice just begging to get turned into wine soooooooo!!!! I threw some things together, one thing lead to another and I ended up using these ingredients.

Apple juice
Apple juice concentrate
Golden raisins
Crasians ( cranberry raisins )
Light and Dark brown sugar
Cinnamon
Nutmeg

Pitched yeast last night and tonight it looked like this

 

[Goodfella]

Whoooaaaahhhh.... Pretty sweet.


I have a couple questions (remember I'm still pretty new to this)




What was the starting SG?


Add any water?


Arn't you supposed to have the lid off to start fermentation?

 

[fivebk]

The starting SG was 1.085, no water was added,I only added 2 cups of sugar 1 light and 1 dark . It is a 2 gallon batch. You can start fermentation under airlock as long as you give it plenty of head space and stir often to introduce O2.

 

[fivebk]

The raisins and craisins were simmered with a little water on the stove and then squeezed

 

[Wade E]

That sounds similar to the spiced apple wine I made a few years back that turned out great, the only thing different was that i used mulling spices also and didnt use the craisins.

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Sounds and looks like a winner, bet it smells pretty dang good right about now too!

 

[fivebk]

Yea it smells great! I hope it comes out tasting like a piece of pie with a kick.

BOB

 

[grapeman]

It looks like Apple Pie In A Jug! Serve me up a nice big slice please!

 

[Waldo]

Got my nose stuck to my monitor just a sniffing like a hound dog on a convicts trail

 

[fivebk]

I racked my Apple pie wine today. I made an F-pack out of apple juice, cinnamon stick, cloves and nutmeg. I had to sample it ( for QUALITY CONTROL!!!!! ) and for such a very young wine I think it will turn out to be quite GOOD!!!!

Here are a couple of pics

BOB

 

[Waldo]

Oh yeahhhhhh!!

 

[LittleLeroy]

I bet that will go good with a nice piece of cheader cheese!!!!

 

[rrawhide]

Waldo


A little warm merlot poured over the nose when stuck to monitor helps the release AND it also runs into the mouth so you do not waste a single drop. THEN, when released, complete the bottle of merlot so it does not spoil due to oxygen.


heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehawhawhawhaw
hhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


rrawhide


ps- I'm only gonna make a 3 gallon batch of peach wine and it's on it's way!!

 

[smokegrub]

I made an apple pie wine a couple of years ago. At first I did not like it because I felt I had overdone the spices. After 2 years in the bottle it has become quite drinkable. Thus, you may want to give a few bottles some serious time to age. The result might well surprise you.

 

[grapeman]

That is starting get a bit clearer now. Very interesting color. Serve with a scoop of vanilla icecream....................

 

[Wade E]

That just looks good enough to drink right now!

 

[Waldo]

Waldo


A little warm merlot poured over the nose when stuck to monitor helps the release AND it also runs into the mouth so you do not waste a single drop. THEN, when released, complete the bottle of merlot so it does not spoil due to oxygen.


heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehawhawhawhaw
hhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


rrawhide


Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

 

[fivebk]

HOW'S MY APPLE PIE WINE LOOK NOW!!!

I tasted this and for such a very young wine it is quite good. I stuck a small sample of it in the microwave and heated it up just a bit. All I can say is WARM APPLE PIE!!! I am going to backsweeten this pretty good , bottle it in 375ml bottles so it can be my first dessert wine

BOB

 

[fivebk]

I bottled the wine I call Apple Pie on October 28th. I started this wine after I moved my mother back home with me. She had just lost her husband in May and had some health issues herself She was very intriqued with the whole process. She was a wine lover too. Before it was time to bottle this wine my mother took a turn for the worse and was hospitalized. The day before she passed away she looked at me and told me she had a name for my apple pie wine. She said I should call it Moms' Apple Pie Wine. I took it to heart and bottled this wine in 375ML bottles amd designed a label in her memory.

Here are some pics of the wine and label.

 

[Goodfella]

Congrats buddy!!! That looks fantastic.
Your Mom is proud.