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Title: Very cheap wine !
Post by: Trevor Holloway on March 10, 2008, 13:30:51

Has anyone else made wine in the same way as the turbo cider ?
Take one demi-john and add 4 litres of cheap Aldi grape juice (red or white).
Pour in about 1 lb of sugar and a teaspoon of yeast.
Pop on the airlock and wait.

Decant into sterilised wine boxes - wait some more.

Hey presto wine at 68p per litre.

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: Sinbad7 on March 10, 2008, 19:44:37

Does it taste nice????? ;D

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: Trevor Holloway on March 11, 2008, 12:42:57

Yup quite agreeable but the red seemed to take a lot longer to "mature".

Can also be done using apple juice (Tesco Basic will do).

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: GrannieAnnie on March 13, 2008, 01:20:38

I'm not familiar with Aldi grape juice. Does it have sugar in it?
Does it have preservative?

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: Baccy Man on March 13, 2008, 08:34:08

If you use cartons of fruit juice then look for pure fruit juice with no added sugar or preservatives particularly Potassium Sorbate (E202). Which will totally stop your fermentation, it is widely used as a preservative by the majority of fruit juice manufacturers.

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: Gazfoz on March 14, 2008, 21:55:18

You've just reminded me I have a gallon in the garage from last summer.
 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: gowdin on April 14, 2008, 16:58:13

what is turbo cider
it sounds very interesting

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: albacore1854 on April 16, 2008, 19:13:39

I've made avery palatable white wine for about 20p a litre

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: Baccy Man on April 16, 2008, 21:56:59

Quote from: gowdin on April 14, 2008, 16:58:13

what is turbo cider
it sounds very interesting

Recipe here:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,14474.msg140475.html#msg140475

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: PurpleHeather on June 01, 2008, 00:33:27

I understand that grape juice is a top seller at supermarkets in Saudi Arabia.

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: davee52uk on June 03, 2008, 22:24:44

Tesco sell something with a label "French Red Wine" at £2.38 a bottle. It's quite nice. A wine kit costs about £10 which is only a little bit cheaper - talk about cheap wine.

Title: Re: Very cheap wine !
Post by: STEVEB on June 06, 2008, 13:44:05

Quote from: Trevor Holloway on March 10, 2008, 13:30:51

Has anyone else made wine in the same way as the turbo cider ?
Take one demi-john and add 4 litres of cheap Aldi grape juice (red or white).
Pour in about 1 lb of sugar and a teaspoon of yeast.
Pop on the airlock and wait.

Decant into sterilised wine boxes - wait some more.

Hey presto wine at 68p per litre.

Is it really that easy?I must get into it how long is the wait time roughly after it has finished bubbling and popping away?
Is it best to use corks or will the screwtop bottles do the same job?And is wine yeast readilly available as i dont think we have a store nearby?

So many questions,must ask my dad as he used to make some great giggle juice!!
Cheers Steve....HIC  :P