Apple Concentrate

[Ernie_wise]

Hello there. I have just brought Terry Gareys book "the joy of home winemaking" and have what is probably a stupid question, but I can't find an answer anywhere.

Having lived in Canada for a few years I am familiar with the frozen apple juice (I always thought what a weird concept) mentioned in Terrys first recipe, but now I’m back in the UK and I’m sure it’s not something you can buy over here. So my question is what can I use as a substitute? It’s obviously apple concentrate but I can’t even find where to buy that! I know the book is well known, so people must have a work around.

Thanks for your help.

[fatbloke]

Any of the main supermarkets will keep juice made from concentrate, but I'd have thought that it would depend on what it is that you're trying to make ?

For example, if you're trying to approximate west country cider, then you'd need to add tannin and malic acid, whereas a cider that's like Kentish cider would just need a little acid.

So maybe if you post the recipe you're thinking of, someone can suggest a likely location (apart from the supermarkets of course). Or a likely substitute.........

regards

jtfb

[Delmonteman]

You could always try the apple juice concentrates that come in the form of tinned cider kits.
Personally i find the supermarket cartons make perfectly pleasent apple wine.

[lockwood1956]

All the supermarkets carry apple juice from concentrate, some however carry pure apple juice.

My favourites are the coppella apple juice carried by most supermarkets,

http://www.copellafruitjuices.co.uk/

and....Lild apple nectar, and the lidl one is the most "apple-ey" juice

regards
Bob

[lockwood1956]

I think this recipe will work for you

http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1562

When I make a 5 gallon batch of wine No1 I make one of the litres of apple juice the coppella apple and elderflower, and add it when ferment is almost done, this adds a lovely elderflower boquet, adding it late prevents the delicate floral nose from being blown out of the airlock during the more vigorous early stages of fermentation.

hope that helps
regards
Bob

[Ernie_wise]

Thanks for the comments. The recipe I was going to try is below but I’m going to attempt the wine no1 listed in the forum, they’re very similar anyway. I’ve got a 25 litre fermenter so I Guess I just scale the ingredients up for that.

The recipe I was going to try is:
1 12 oz can of frozen apple juice
1 6oz can of frozen lemonade
1lb of sugar
1 gallon of water
1 pkt of wine yeast
½ teaspoon of pectic enzyme
5 campden tablets.

[Cellar_Rat]

Is it me, or does anyone else think 5 campden tablets in a 1 gallon recipe is too much?

[lockwood1956]

It is in fact exactly 5 times too much

[fatbloke]

It is in fact exactly 5 times too much

Just as a confirmation Bob, presumably as it's 1 campden for a 1 gallon batch it's 5 for a 5 gallon batch ? Or is it that your recommend is just the 1 for a 5 gallon batch ? as it provides enough ?

regards

jtfb

[fatbloke]

You could always try the apple juice concentrates that come in the form of tinned cider kits.
Personally i find the supermarket cartons make perfectly pleasent apple wine.

Now that's a damn fine idea, I hadn't thought of that.

It just happens that I've got an "out of date" cider kit that I keep meaning to use up, but depends on which bit of West Sussex Ernie Wise is in. If you send me a PM Ernie, then I can give you directions and you can have that if you want......

regards

jtfb