Second squeezing

homer · Nov 13, 2010

Bought a bucket of Midwest frozen grapes, fermented two weeks and squeezed out a three gallon cargirl and couldn't make myself throw out the grapes after pressing. How much water, grape juice and sugar would throw in for a second batch, that is if you were making a second batch. bk

Luc · Nov 14, 2010

I've done this with elderberries not with grapes but the drill is the same.

You can do this only with very dark fuir, full flavored and full off tannin !!!

Measure the weight of the pressed grapes and add an equal amount of water.
Now let it soak for a day or two and the measure acidity, SG.
Adjust accordingly but aim for a low alcohol wine. Like 10%.
Add a bit of tannin as that will have leaked out in the first batch.

Luc

homer · Nov 14, 2010

"aim for a low alcohol wine. Like 10%". Why?

"Add a bit of tannin". OK I give, how do you do that? bk

Julie · Nov 14, 2010

homer said:
"aim for a low alcohol wine. Like 10%". Why?

"Add a bit of tannin". OK I give, how do you do that? bk

You aim for a lower alcohol because you have a lighter flavor wine and the higher alcohol will hide the favor.

You can buy tannin at your LBS

Wade E · Nov 14, 2010

Ive done this also and fopr the first time disagree with Luc, I use 1/3rd the water to weight ratio to get some flavor out of the fruit. I fully agree on keeping the sg down on a second run though.

homer · Nov 14, 2010

This is what I have been busy doing:

Primary
6 gallon Catawba
6 gallon LH Vignoles
Secondary
10 gallon muscadine red
10 gallon muscadine-noble
5 gallon cherry
5 gallon cherry blush
5 gallon elderberry/cherry/chokecherry
5 gallon elderberry
5 gallon elderberry blush
5 gallon summer breeze
1 gallon habernaro hot pepper/white grape
1 gallon Banana pepper/white grape/raspberry
Aging
1 gallon Concord/cranberry
6 gallon watermelon/strawberry blend
9 gallon watermellon
3 gallon pumpkin
Already made
Apple spice
Bell'agio
Blackberry
Blackberry oaked
Blackberry/Raspberry Mead
Black Currant
Cherry - Bing
Cherry - Montmorency cherries
Concord
Concord/cherry
Concord/cranberry
Cran-Grape
5 gallon Elderberry - full body
5 gallon Elderberry - blush
Gewurtz
Hot Pepper -Cayenne & Hungarian Hot
Island Mist Black Raspberry Merlot
Island Mist Blackberry Cabernet
JAO Mead
Niagara
Orange/pinapple/apple
Orchard Breezin Blueberry Shiraz
Peach Butter
Pear
Pumpkin pie spice
Raspberry
Raspberry Blush
Red Raspberry/Blackberry Mead
Reisling
Skeeter Pee (a lot of this)
Skeeter Pee, pear slurry
Skeet Pee, elderberry slurry
Tropical Fruit
Watermellon/strawberry
Welch's Strawberry Breeze
Welch's White Grape & Peach concentrate
Welch's White Grape & Raspberry

WOW, I never listed everything before, By George, I impressed myself!

Juile

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Last edited by Julie; 10-26-2010 at 06:12 PM.

WOW, you ought to try making wine form grapes someday Juile. bk