Making Wine from Welch's Grape Juice

[@Drake844221]

This is... honestly hilarious for me, given that the direct reason that Welch made his grape juice was specifically to provide a stable, alcohol-free wine alternative for communions. Thomas Welch was a Methodist, and at the time, they were very much a denomination that worked with people struggling with alcoholism. So, he came up with a pasteurization method for grape juice, so that the natural yeast on the skins wouldn't inevitably turn it into wine with time. That way, Methodists could have a way of sharing communion without... undermining their efforts to help combat alcohol addiction.

[@csflmich2239]

That is interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@SwissMarksman]

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[@Darth_X0]

Is any of this information on the internet? I'd like to do more research.

[@FrankD71864]

@@Drake844221 The circle of life.

[@FrankD71864]

@@Darth_X0 History Channel

[@badatpseudoscience]

My father use to make wine from grape juice. We called it balloon wine. You put a balloon over the jug while fermenting. When the balloon inflated and went back down, the wine was ready.

[@JohnZombi88]

Did this as a poor boy from 2008-2013

[@TheRedRaven_]

Did this with a bottle of white grape juice and made champagne, same way too, just added yeast/sugar and put a balloon on it, made a tiny pin prick in the balloon to release gas.

[@FrankD71864]

@@badatpseudoscience That's what my dad did with the balloons.

[@SilvaDreams]

Welcome to jailhouse wine.

[@JoeGulick-o6x]

I used a punch-a-ball. It exploded while I was asleep. My wife ran into the room and laughed her ass off.

[@barvin9271]

While a big company like welch's is fairly standardized, grapes and nature are gonna do what they want, so the pH could vary, and having strips or a cheap electronic pH tester are worth getting if you don't have one and are looking to get into the hobby, because whenever my brews stall, it's always pH related. *General PSA, not an @*

[@lordgarth1]

Welch’s probably tightly control the ph of their juice for consistency

[@DavidHainesEsquire]

That's almost certainly what the ascorbic acid is for.

[@SyThco13]

I read that entire paragraph in Meatball's voice.

[@scallywag325]

2 years ago I learned how to make wine, I used Welch's, other brands are not that good, Welch's makes great homemade wine.

[@reinaldogarcia70]

Awesomely fascinating 😮

[@rcbustanut2057]

I'm no professional wine maker, but I make decent wine that's better than your average $10-15 bottle of wine you can find. I decided to run this experiment as well with Welch concord grape juice. I used a quality yeast (EC-212), toasted French oak chips, dried black currants that I rehydrated, basic cleaning & sanitizing stuff, nothing crazy. It came out pretty dang good, i was shocked 😂

[@Dad_Lyon]

It being pretty hood sounds about right. Forgot the sock though.

[@rcbustanut2057]

@@Dad_Lyon and that right there is why you shouldn't write comments after having a few glasses of wine 🍷 😂 🤦🤷

[@Dad_Lyon]

@@rcbustanut2057 I'd say it was an excellent reason!

[@squidlover7615]

Black currant 🤤

[@28ebdh3udnav]

Same here! I use concentrate mixed with some raisins or some crushed grapes, and I use cheap bread yeast, yes, bread yeast, to make wine at home. Very similar to what you do but I age it for at least 6 months in the closet

[@FrankD71864]

My dad used to make jugs and jugs of wine from welch's concentrate when I was a kid. He made it for the holidays.

[@jeffreycollier1805]

I made a 5 gallon batch of concentrated Welch's grape juice wine with almost 20% abv. That batch was truly loved by everyone who drank it.

[@ronaldhu5124]

How did you up the alcohol percentage that much

[@jeffreycollier1805]

@@ronaldhu5124 well, I added enough sugar to go to 14% and after I added the sugar, I read the concentrate package and it had sugar in it as well. It was purely accidental. I thought that it would be ruined but I just kept fermentation going until the sugar was consumed. It took a while to get totally fermented. Super tart is where it ended after fermentation. Then I back sweetened it to cut the tartness back a little to taste before bottling. I took the whole batch to a company party a few months later and the younger women coworkers were all dancing and drinking my juice like crazy. Hahaha hahaha! They had a great time and all bottles were guzzled down within a few hours. It had almost a carbonated element to it due to the tartness and sweetness balance. Try it out and don't be afraid if you make mistakes along the way. Just stick with it and you might be pleasantly surprised with the outcome. I had another batch of a different grape that I thought was not good enough to bottle so I put and left the finished product in water jugs for many months. I never could figure out what to do with the batch. My brother was visiting and asked what was in the jugs in my garage floor and I said wine that wasn't very good. He asked if he could take them to his weekend party. He reported back that it was a big hit and everyone liked the taste and that the abv was kicking everyone's butt, which is what that group liked. You just never know. Cheers!

[@SwissMarksman]

@@jeffreycollier1805 Haha nice story. Do you have a guideline or anything like that? Would like to try it out.

[@jeffreycollier1805]

@@SwissMarksman I used the frozen concrete cans to make a 5 gallon batch. Plain ole gallon jug water. High quality yeast and Dixie crystals sugar. Did it in the summer time in the kitchen so I could make sure that room temperature was warm enough to keep it fermenting properly. Red wine fermentation likes it on the warm side of 75°. Nature will do the rest. If you can find a yeast for higher than 14%, go for it. I did back sweetened it to balance the flavor. Just a very slight sweetness. It'll be the hit of the party 🎉🥳

[@allfields]

I like the easy going delivery of information. No jarring cuts and cheap ways to keep my attention.

[@Olliinn]

Think this is actually why I was able to watch the full video lol.

[@rharris22222]

I've never tried making wine, but Welch's grape juice makes fantastic natural sparkling grape juice. I put about 1/8tsp of yeast into a 2 liter pop bottle and fill to the very top with Welch's and seal. After a few days there is a gas bubble at top and I check the pressure by feel. It feels like a regular unopened bottle of soda after a few days. I forgot about one for a few too many days and it exploded! But when it goes right, there is very little alcohol (like near-beer level, I think) and a METRIC TON of carbonation! It's sweet like regular grape juice and it's really makes a great head of purple foam. Boy, I need to do that again!

[@SuperiorDave]

Tip: heat a nail on the stove or with a lighter till it's red hot and melt a tiny hole through the lid, then wrap a balloon around the lid and help keep it on with a rubber band, if needed. As it gasses off, it fills the balloon. Release the balloon when it gets too large. If you completely forget about it, and you hear a pop, there's still not much mess and saves your wine.

[@SuperiorDave]

Don't overfill the bottle, or it might clog the hole during fermenting.

[@clairestanfield-ui1fg]

was it regular yeast?

[@rharris22222]

@@clairestanfield-ui1fg Yes, I just used regular bread yeast. Not recommended for full fermentation I understand, but for carbonation alone it seems to be fine and not affect the taste too much.

[@clairestanfield-ui1fg]

@@rharris22222 Thanks, and did you add sugar to it? or did you fill with just juice?

[@deedee3530]

We did this in Saudi Arabia when were were stationed there. Always tasted good.

[@fredbecker607]

This is what helped me out of college. Brewed in the closet of my dorm room. Other kids just thought I really liked grape juice. One of many bad decisions.

[@redneckregime6268]

I learned how to brew my first wines while at college as well, a girl told me it was simple to make. So out of boredom that's how I learned. Now I make 100+ gallons of wines each year just passively

[@PJFunnyBunny-yl7co]

😂🥳👍❤​@@redneckregime6268

[@Abdega]

> Other kids just thought I really liked grape juice Well… they weren’t wrong

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

My grandfather used to make this and we always considered it like a ice wine or dessert wine. It's very sweet, but also has a surprising kick.

[@PinoyZo1]

I remember leaving a bottle of grape juice in my fridge for like 2 months and finally saw it. I drank it as a kid and got drunk lol😂

[@blackkennedy3966]

Lmao

[@scottbailey8158]

I made about 3 gal of strawberry wine in 2016 . After 6 months i drank 2 glasses and my feet kept getting tangled up lol. I have 2 bottles left ill pull the corks out in 2029 when i retire and celebrate lol. Thanks for the vedio im gonna try the store bought stuf now.

[@discopants68]

My kids are going to love this project!

[@Spragzsh]

They’ll be laughing silly when it comes a time for testing. Join you kids and be happy.

[@Pavia1525]

The guys in my cell block love this video!

[@The_Original_Brad_Miller]

Boy! This brings back memories. In the early 70's I made a 5 gallon batch, by Welch's grape juice, some bread yeast I got at the grocery store, in a 5 gallon plastic jerry can. It'd get you drunk if you drank enough of it, but MAN it tasted horrible! It was the 70's and I was 17, so my excuse is the times and youth lol

[@markwoods1530]

try using proper yeast

[@The_Original_Brad_Miller]

@@markwoods1530 I'm 70 now, this was when I was 17, before the internet. lol Ya know, back in the stone age lol

[@markwoods1530]

@@The_Original_Brad_Miller i know the feeling

[@garrettmcguire6864]

Letting that age for several months or more and it would have probably been very good

[@jamesk9375]

I've done this many times and just left it in the original bottle as well as added bread yeast and it's turned out perfect. Crack the lid to let it breath

[@loudc8651]

Concord grapes were eradicated in big plantations by the government in Portugal due to poor quality for wine making 50 yrs ago …It can still be found in some areas and I loved it bc of low alcohol content and it’s aroma ….usually does not keep well for long term …

[@Benroe-yz1nz]

Wow. I just made a batch and it's pretty awesome

[@Back2theWoods]

I grow concord in a greenhouse in Finland

[@JohnZombi88]

Sounds like a fault in Portugal's wine making process. Concords make amazing wine.

[@spacehonky6315]

Fortify Concord wine might taste suspiciously similar to ruby port.😆

[@TNTspaz]

​@@JohnZombi88it could be that modern concord grapes are just better than older grapes as well. Due to modern farming practices.

[@jloren4647]

Ive actually grown pretty fond of concord wine. Make it a lot. It makes great brandy too!

[@Bluemilk92]

That's pretty intense! Concord brandy.... Golly

[@SwissMarksman]

How are you making brandy out of it?

[@markwoods1530]

Last night i tried my new wine made out of unknown grapes grown here in my new zealand garden. Its a dark rose with a copper tinge. Its only been in the bottle a month but had a long fermentation and 11% alcohol. Its easily as good as $15 dollar wine and personally prefer it. Its very dry. Im getting more interested in this hobby, theres a ton of unused fruit around here

[@RobertLane-ry7wv]

I've been crushing fruit up in a bucket and fermenting it for a couple of years now, and i've really been enjoying my homemade fruit wines. I use them to cook with as well. I like to see this laid-back kind of stuff get some coverage.

[@chudleyflusher7132]

The same bucket? You just keep adding more fruit?

[@Porcelainbowl]

I make gallons of cider from Walmart apple juice at about 2.40 for 3 quarts. Have cider for yourself and to share or to bottle and carbonate. Stuff is good

[@SwissMarksman]

what is that profile picture

[@alexlarsen6413]

Always love your videos! Believe or not, here in Europe, specifically in Denmark I found a German brand of grape juice, but made from Italian grapes...and not just any grapes but 100% unfiltered grape juice from a mix of Sangiovese and Montepulciano grapes. No added sugar, no preservatives. Not only that but it was in the eco/bio section of the store, those grapes weren't sprayed at all. Admittedly, it was a bit on a more expensive side with 4.27€ for a liter. That's about $5 per liter, or almost 20 bucks per US gallon. Regardless, I had to have it so I bought 10L and made an amazing dry wine. The specific gravity of juice alone was 1.069 so I barely had to add sugar. I did add wine tanin, oaked it...etc. It's like a fine wine and next month it'll be 1y old. Next weekend I'm buying another 10L and adding honey to it, making a kind of pyment!

[@akiamini4006]

Add a drop of virgin olive oil to it in primary fermentation

[@bobobosco8051]

I've done this many times and have had GREAT results, freaked out hippie wine is the name of the most popular type back in the day. I've also used Welch's frozen 100% natural juice with just a regular whine yeast. Sweet as heck and makes you belly warm after about a glass. Strong stuff

[@alexron42]

You can actually buy the unfiltered juice directly from the plant near Erie PA

[@Dudefromdexter]

This has become my favorite winemaking channel! The delivery is outstanding and the content is always spot on. Thank you for sharing. Cheers!

[@ronnyhenson2610]

YES !!! Stopped using grapes years ago, too freaking messy. I go to Walmart and get grape juice, mango, and a couple others and make some good wine. And on my second start I add some cinnamon on the last 30 day of the 60 days of making wine. Turns out really GOOD !!!!

[@afvet5075]

That's how we made wine while working in Saudi Arabia. Of course you needed yeast which was sold in the stores also.

[@finnacloob]

This has been my go to recipe since grade 10. Cheap, easy to make and hard to beat

[@100pyatt]

With a brewers airlock and cork + 1 Cup of sugar mixed in, you can ferment right in the Welch's jug. About 10 days and it tastes Awesome !! Great grape flavor!

[@ccwilliams2]

This is entertaining as I've made hundreds of gallons of this stuff in five gallon hardware store buckets and grocery store yeast in the garage when I was in High School and College. I had no idea the process was so meticulous. 😛

[@JoeGulick-o6x]

When I was 12 my family lived on 5 acres which had many black berry bushes. I picked a large coffee can full and made juice. Then poured it in a glass jar and sprinkled bakers yeast on top, lightly put the lid on, put it under my bed and forgot about it for about 3 weeks. I then took it and removed the scum off the top and drank it. It was delicious, and felt very warm going down.

[@quantumparodox]

i ade this same discovery years ago, its good. wanna know another discovery of mine? cheap canned peach jelly, add water and yeast and BAM! try it.

[@karlahernandez5750]

This sure brings me back to my high school days back in 1970.

[@rlt9492]

I live in Austin, Texas and my friends and I have gotten into making wines from local fruits we forage. We’ve done Prickly Pears, Loquats, and Texas Persimmons. The Texas Persimmon wine was only ok but we distilled it into an outstanding brandy.

[@TraceyWilliams-s7b]

Bless you! I’ve been wanting a simple Welch’s recipe that wasn’t from Paw Paw’s wine making . Bless his heart and all 😋

[@Brockthedog315]

We did this in high school. Just keep the lid off for a few days. Lightly Recap it. Wait a couple weeks. Good to go. No addition of anything. Not sure how strong it was but certainly stronger than the 3.2 beer

[@stanleygrover1685]

I just watched one of your old videos 5 years ago, about store bought grapes. But with the juice you use the dark black grapes help with honey to get the juice to 13.5 ACH. And feed the yeast🤠👍👍👍👍🙏

[@mrthomas7511]

I did this back in like 2006 when I was in highschool. I couldn't get brewing yeast so I used bakers yeast. It was good but tasted like a wine pretzel

[@JohnZombi88]

Lol gotta use what you got.

[@skibidi.G]

😂

[@garrettmcguire6864]

Bread yeast works, and with age the wine can be just as good as with "proper" yeast

[@jonwhowantstoknow6350]

Racking the wine with a funnel seems so wild, but I love the loose vibe after all its Welch's.

[@TheHomeWinemakingChannel]

Lol, it is, but it works just fine on a small batch like this. You can't really be as efficient and will need to leave a little more wine behind. My goal with these juice wine videos is to make them in a way that anybody could give it a try, but also that you can easily scale up and use your equipment if you have things like carboys and racking canes.

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

@@TheHomeWinemakingChannelI never heard of carboys until a few years ago when I was in the Military Sealift Command, civil service version of naval fleet auxiliary, and had to order a few cases of fuel test bottles for the cargomate and found out the actual nomenclature was carboy and had to lookup what that meant. They were small flint-based glass jars about 1 liter in size. They looked exactly like the glass bottles Listerene used to come in before they changed to plastic.

[@fusionxtras]

​@@TheHomeWinemakingChannelive made mead in gallon bottle of water, do you think you can just pour out a little juice, add nutrient, and just slap a balloon on it?

[@johnbrizendine7716]

I have actually made a really good wine from welches grape juice. It turned out really good, everyone really liked it.

[@jaybailleaux630]

That's old school. My grandmother made Welches Grape juice concentrate wine back in the early 70s, using 1 gallon glass milk jugs capped with a balloon.

[@r5LgxTbQ]

Concord is my favorite varietal, there are some wineries in upstate NY that make it (in fact, Welch's grows most of their grapes near Lake Erie in NY and PA)

[@csflmich2239]

I appreciate your information. With proper techniques even the humble concord grape can yield a wonderful wine.

[@dave0z96]

I’ve done many times and it always makes good wine . I use Welch’s I think it’s the natural or organic version what ever it is and I add sugar to it . I do the same thing with locally sourced apple cider and it always turns out good .

[@MarkSpears-s8f]

Been making this since I was 12. Learned from a neighbor. Great unfortunately kids back then.

[@MiscMitz]

Lol. Nice! Just got done with mine. Letting it clear now. So far delicious.

[@MiscMitz]

I added enough sugar to finish at 14.5%. And just used literally bread machine yeast... Hadn't decided about back sweetening, but stabilized anyway, to be safe. It has .990 gravity, so quite dry. It surprised me I liked it that way. I like sweet wines...

[@bigtobacco1098]

I make apple wine from frozen concentrate... plus sugar... people love it

[@quint2568]

for my small batch juice wines I make them directly in the container they come in. then age them in a slightly undersized glass carboy and use whats leftover for flavor testing

[@renelopez2244]

Fabulous tutorial. Thank you for your time and effort. Truly appreciate it

[@russell32579]

Thanks for this video..im of the grid in the country and winter is coming. I'm looking forward to this recipe.

[@abefroman4953]

We the same thing in the Navy, back in the 80's.

[@zberteoc]

I was very pleased with making wine of Welch grape juice, which is really of high quality, couple of years back now, unfortunately it kind of disappeared from the Canadian grocery stores. One note, instead of back sweeten it with sugar syrup I actually used the juice itself. I had to hake out a bit anyways in order to make room for the sugar I added, I used dextrose, and also for the over head. Originally it has a OG around 1.050 so it needs a pound of sugar to a gallon to raise it about 40-45 points to around 1.090-1.095, which will result in about 10-11% ABV after the fermentation. I find this wine more pleasing than store bought wines, it tastes as grape like the house made wine my grandparents and my father used to make in Romania, my country of origin, with a light sweet note. Hopefully Welch juice will come back to Canada. Edit: it seems that the Welch has discontinued the concord grape juice.

[@ironfistdave8571]

I just drink some of the grape juice off and then add sugar and a little yeast and leave the cap really lose but secure and it's less Work and less mess and taste great in a couple of weeks

[@joshuaknight8413]

My grandparents used to grow grapes for Welch's grape juice. Concord grapes aren't a particularly good wine grapes. My grandfather did use it to make wine though. He did make some nice wines over the years but most were pretty terrible by most people's standards. Most of what he made was like sweet and ridiculously strong cooking sherry. A few years ago I found a fortified Japanese plum wine that's almost identical.

[@TheJimtanker]

I used to make wine from Ocean Spray juices using the Spike Your Juice kits you used to be able buy on Amazon. Was pretty good for Kuwait and Asscrackistan.

[@headshottheatredev1964]

I am not a wine guy but I thoroughly enjoyed this video!!

[@redtsun67]

Bro is making what my friends and I use to make except fancier. Buying some bread yeast and a bottle of Welch's, putting it in their, shaking it up, slipping a glove over the tip and securing it with rubber bands, then waiting. About a month later it'd be ready. I'm sure yours tastes so much better though lol

[@WorkinMansRadio]

I've always done it the country way. The welches, instant rose yeast a Ballon and sugar leave it for a couple weeks you got a good emergency supply

[@Hunter-vl6ft]

Soo my grape juice and vodka doesn't count?

[@wryanddry2266]

If you use more yeast at the outset, you don't need to add a nutrient like DAP--the yeast is already made, so it doesn't have to go looking for nutrients. So the culture gets a better start. A related concept is adding killed bread yeast as a nutrient for wine yeast.

[@5foot6andfunny]

Or you could just buy Manischewitz concord grape wine. Absolutely stunning flavor.

[@austinlopez99]

Damn they really went wild with Murr's punishment for this one

[@Trombone590]

I did it a few years ago. It was STUPID sweet and SUPER strong. It was yummy but border line dessert wine.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Nicely chilled wine with a wedge of watermelon is insanely good on a hot day.

[@ffff7423]

I'm going to follow this to blend a homebrew beer with. Thank you!

[@bruceferrell3394]

This works well . I've never made it. I had a friend make it. I thought it was very good.

[@TNTspaz]

Welchs make great grape juice but it is funny seeing how things have changed knowing the history.

[@mrnogood]

Just use 2 cups of sugar per gallon. Its guaranteed to come out strong and sweet.

[@MW-xm1rc]

Back in the day when I was underage my friends and I made this for drinking at parties.

[@billk9628]

If you measure the juice with a hydrometer, whatever that measurement is, you want to push the sugar content to around 22%, The reason for this is it will make the ABV as high as you can get without distilling. At about 23% ABV yeast will die off, so adding any more than that will remain as sweet flavoring. You can play with that % a little to taste but this video is right on. i used to just take out about 1.5 cups of juice out of the bottle, add 1 cup of sugar, and mix it well, add yeast and leave the cap loose enough to be able to squeeze air in and out without effort. Put the bottle on a plate with paper towel and let it go. About 5 to 7 days later, you will have wine. It tasted great! And yeah, it will kick you in the ass as well! Another tip is, if you go to amazon, you can buy a 1 gallon distiller with atemp programmer built into it, Then you can take a bad batch and turn into whisky. No wasted batches!

[@HorrorRod]

Manischewitz was the closest thing to welch's out in the wild that I have found.

[@joepass1883]

My old world relatives in Italy didn’t know about chemistry or microbiology. Their wine I’m told was wonderful

[@JohnZombi88]

Probably because they didn't taste anything else lol

[@jamesfino7962]

Great video. Thanks for the less expensive method.

[@Mark-sd4hv]

I wish wine tasted like grape juice. That way I could be a wino with purple lips and warrants

[@rabbit6872]

The grapes are named after Concord, MA, so the right way to say it is more like "Con-kerd" or with the accent "Conk-id".

[@Jack-It-UP]

Great informative show, looking forward to the next flavor.

[@chrisbunty5277]

Block house pumpkin, legit the best pumpkin beer out there! If you disagree you're wrong 🤷‍♂️

[@matthewwagner47]

Hear adding air for the first few days isn't a issue but if you continue shacking you'll make vinegar instead of wine. For this type of cheap hooch.

[@rexnex277]

I have always found that 71b tastes like there is residual sugar after fermentation when there isnt any ,It is like it has more body in the wine .

[@zed332l]

We did this in submarines in the 1970 added a little torpedo juice if needed.

[@NOSUBSCRIBERSWANTED]

You got me thinking of making wine now, good job. I live near farmers who grow Concord grapes. If I'd pay closer attention to the harvest season I'd have a better chance of getting exactly what I want. I'd love to try to juicing them myself instead of buying Welch's. Have you ever tried growing your own yeast? I hear it's tricky to get the best flavors for wine making.

[@rodolfoantoniassi4643]

I have a question: the weather has been very hot lately (around 30 degrees indoors), would it be a good time to start fermentation in a system which there is no temperature control? While i am on the subject, could you tell me about the influence of the temperature that during primary and secondary fermentation on the taste of the wine? Will fermenting the must at temperatures below 20 degrees Celsius result in a wine that tastes "clean" and "more fruity" in the mouth than at higher temperatures? Thank you very much. I would be happy to know if you have experienced this issue and can comment.

[@VoltronSupremeCrypto]

30 degrees is hot, for fermentation, but will still work, Sherry is purposely fermented at higher temps. At higher temps you risk losing aromas. if it goes beyond 35 degrees it may not ferment at all.

[@reinaldogarcia70]

Awesome Quality juice

[@MrArdytube]

Just a suggestion…. There is a product called fine granulated sugar which dissolves more easily… i get it at Safeway

[@JackTheSt_Ripper]

made wine out of watermelon juice and blueberry juice. It's turned out very very good

[@darrellcoy]

You are using very simple products and equipment but your vocabulary and knowledge comes through so heavy that in the beginning i was following pretty well but as we went on I kind of lost you. A bit more studying and research or watching the video another time or two would help me. A relative of mine left me a recipe to make wine like this. That is why I am watching. I have very little knowledge about this stuff so that is playing in. BUT, you're awesome at being humble and explaining all your methods while also using the terminology even if to just make me do a little more research. Awesome video, thanks for making it mostly understandable.

[@SecondMileDIY]

Can you do a video explaining the readings you want to look for at the beginning, during fermentation and at the end before bottling? I’m still not fully understanding Brix & Specific Gravity and exactly what I should be looking for and why. If you could do a detailed video explaining those things, that would be amazing!

[@cjvan713]

FYI, when this product first came out, it was known as Welch's unfermented wine. It only became known as grape juice later.

[@theghostofsw6276]

Wish I could find some 100% Welch's grape juice here on Vancouver Island......seems like the grocery stores only want to sell us juice that's bastardized with apple juice.

[@TheHomeWinemakingChannel]

Ah man, that stinks! It is getting a lot harder to find 100% concord also. A lot of them now just say "grape". There is a big Welch's factory a couple hours north of us in Erie, which I'm sure helps with availability.

[@denawagner360]

I'm in WA and it was very hard to find 100% grape juice all through the spring. I chalked it up to the US exporting too much but it could of just been lack of supply.

[@9inchesoffun690]

From Canada Ottawa ontario here and also can't find Welchs grape juice amywere . Nothing on amazon or Ebay either . Maybe it's no longer sold or some wine company bought all there stock rights

[@flippensweet3]

You might be able to buy it online

[@AM2PMReviews]

I did this with concord concentrate. It was so good. I added some spices to make it like a port and then oaked it. It did need a lot of wine tannin since there wasn’t any skins or seeds but, after 4 months I was amazed at how good it was.

[@lazyhydroponicsandstuff3682]

Port wine doesn’t contain spices

[@frankcrenshaw7343]

I'm just finishing my Welch's 👍👍ok for beginning 😊

[@TheHomeWinemakingChannel]

The key to a Welch's wine is really in the back sweetening (assuming you want it to taste like a concord from a winery). Once you back sweeten it, it will really come to life.

[@gjkorfinhays]

If you rack it and let it settle out for a year before you bottle it it becomes a beautiful rose'. I used Andovin yeast.

[@stanleygrover1685]

My YEAST has the 118 champagne ,I bought a 1lbs. bag years ago. and still use it. so I don't remember the complete number!! Because I have it in a dark brown glass Jar with a black lid that was in a Soda Ash lab and thrown away when emptied, have a gallon one with bentonite! Keep it in the freezer for years and then in the refrigerator ! It still works when I start it up! You use a Soda ash products 40 times a day and don't realize it. Like looking out a window made of glass!

[@alwedworth]

Mad Dog 20 20! Yum!

[@rogerhanson3468]

Hell when I was 13 years old I was making that stuff until My mom caught me, I am now over 70 and still have fond memories of my younger days 😮😅😅 ps ALL of the neighborhood kids Made it.

[@KennethKrueger-p4i]

my rig is a 5 gallon bucket found new at the hardware store...with a spigot for a water cooler found at same place. spigot is placed one inch from the bottom. I fill to 4 gallons with about 100'f water, add 2 lbs sugar, stir to dissolve. 1 pack fleishmans dry yeast(champagne yeast and all your wonky additives are up to you depending on your "snooty" level...remember, this is basic roman wine,not stuck up )...this is basic sugar "wine"...welches comes frozen ...add 6 of those if that is the "flavoring" you want...IMHO orange is not good. thats it! no extra junk...you can even indulge in 3 days...just cracks me up when a snooty wine guy makes this and applies his snootyness to it.

[@joshhaffer-bb8lg]

The funniest part of this is that it was created by a Methodist, who wanted a non alcoholic communion "wine". Not casting shade, I enjoy wine. But that is the history, so I've been told.

[@PAYPALMEAARONLYSTILA]

Going to make this to help homless people so they dont freeze to desth at nite in the cold new England winters. A type of antifreeze and it does ward off depression etc.

[@crisritter6481]

Is there a form of removing that musk o Foxy favor of the Concord grape?