Keeping grapes until use

[Allan Kyle]

I’ve now done wine from kit, grocery store grapes, and concentrate. I want to move on the fresh wine grapes.

there is a place near me that once a year caters to DIY and sells grapes in larger quantities but below commercial.

I’d like to buy quite a lot but use them over time. Can I freeze them? Or is that just going to miss the whole point of using fruit?

 

[1d10t]

Actually, some recommend freezing to break down the cell structure to release "more goodness™".

 

[sour_grapes]

There is an argument to be made to just make one mega batch. Generally, it is easier to do one large one than several smaller ones. However, I sense that perhaps you have something else in mind, like trying different batches with different adjuncts or yeasts?

 

[Johnd]

You can definitely do that if you like. My suggestion would be to crush / destem the whole batch, package what you’d like to freeze in containers like 5 gallon buckets (or whatever size / vessels suit you) for later use. Later, just thaw, pitch yeast, and enjoy the ride......