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I am not one to usually make juice from scratch. For some reason in my mind it always seemed like a lot of work and I didn5’t understand the reasoning behind it, when it is so readily available to purchase. But, after making homemade Cranberry Juice I have been converted. It is pure. It is tasty. And, you can control the ingredients. No more overly sweet fruit juice for me!
I have been making wine for several years, I discovered this site through Google search looking for new wine recipes and posting recipes of my own. There were a lot of questions on if the grape juice itself would become wine. Technically the answer is yes. It would become a grape wine of course, with an alcohol content maybe as high as 12% Alc./Vol. This is under specific circumstances and would be considered rare to happen. Even if the juice would properly ferment and become wine it would probably not be suitable for anyone to drink. After consuming a full glass, it will probably cause a severe stomach ache followed by overactive bowels. It is most likely to become grape wine vinegar. Especially if kept in the refrigerator, and air sealed.
MMMMM, the scent of grapes growing in the arbor is one of my fondest childhood memories. I made grape juice and grape jelly as a teenager from the concords and the green slip-skinned grapes that grew in our arbor. One thing I noticed when I made the grape juice was a silvery floating sediment. Did you ever see that in any of your juice making sessions? I wonder what that was.
I have inherited a steamer juicer from my mother! I remember her using it 30 years ago. Alas it has come without instructions and I cannot find the company that made it. Are there some basic instructions for making grape juice? I'm assuming the process is similar to the cheesecloth strianing except with the juicer you don't have to strain... but I don't know how long I should steam the grapes before putting the juice into the hot jars to seal... any ideas?
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