Comments on: How much alcohol is needed for homemade wine to bottle it and preserve it? http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it/ Sat, 19 May 2012 08:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: fasteddy999 http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it/#comment-3416 fasteddy999 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:22:59 +0000 http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it#comment-3416 1 gallon apple cider 1 quart APPLE juice 7 cinnamon sticks 2 cups of sugar Boil until sugar dissolves. Turn off heat let stand until at room temperature Then add 1 pt of Everclear. Serve chilled 1 pint makes it about 5% alcohol I add 1 quart to make it 10% Bottle it and it will keep.<br><b>References : </b><br> 1 gallon apple cider

1 quart APPLE juice

7 cinnamon sticks

2 cups of sugar

Boil until sugar dissolves. Turn off heat let stand until at room temperature

Then add 1 pt of Everclear.

Serve chilled

1 pint makes it about 5% alcohol I add 1 quart to make it 10%

Bottle it and it will keep.
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]]> By: Winerygirl http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it/#comment-3415 Winerygirl Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:59 +0000 http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it#comment-3415 Alcohol is not the only part that preserves wine. Sulfites and other chemicals are added as a preservative. And the above people are correct - you don't just add liquor to something and it becomes wine, you have to ferment the fruit or juice. It takes longer then just adding alcohol to something. Although I'm sure it is tasty, you are talking about a cordial or a liqueur.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://grapeandgranary.com/ Alcohol is not the only part that preserves wine. Sulfites and other chemicals are added as a preservative. And the above people are correct – you don’t just add liquor to something and it becomes wine, you have to ferment the fruit or juice. It takes longer then just adding alcohol to something. Although I’m sure it is tasty, you are talking about a cordial or a liqueur.
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]]> By: Mike http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it/#comment-3414 Mike Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it#comment-3414 I believe you are describing a cordial not real wine and I will not search my books for 2 points but the 180 proof preserves it for months I believe (maybe weeks) your finished wine will be about 40 proof after dilution excellent for sipping<br><b>References : </b><br> I believe you are describing a cordial not real wine
and I will not search my books for 2 points
but the 180 proof preserves it for months I believe (maybe weeks)
your finished wine will be about 40 proof after dilution excellent for sipping
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]]> By: Corvato http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it/#comment-3413 Corvato Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:21:59 +0000 http://www.preservegrowme.org/preserve-recipes/how-much-alcohol-is-needed-for-homemade-wine-to-bottle-it-and-preserve-it#comment-3413 if you are using 180 proof grain alcohol, you arn't making wine wine is juice thats fermented to make the wine... added grain alcohol makes either a cocktail or a infused alcohol. as for how much alcohol to preserve wine, if everything is sanitized before bottling, a bottle of hommade wine that is around 10% will likely last many years. ... if stuff is not sanitized, stuff can still affect the wine, and it can go bad. for alcoholic beverages in general, you usually have to get 20% or more to really get a preserved beverage<br><b>References : </b><br> if you are using 180 proof grain alcohol, you arn’t making wine

wine is juice thats fermented to make the wine… added grain alcohol makes either a cocktail or a infused alcohol.

as for how much alcohol to preserve wine, if everything is sanitized before bottling, a bottle of hommade wine that is around 10% will likely last many years. … if stuff is not sanitized, stuff can still affect the wine, and it can go bad.

for alcoholic beverages in general, you usually have to get 20% or more to really get a preserved beverage
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