Fruit T bag wine

[Two_Sheds]

yep, you want the 'pressed' kind, not the UHT nor one with preserves

[Sanjo]

Thanks Chris and T.S. Appreciate it.

[redser]

yep, you want the 'pressed' kind, not the UHT nor one with preserves

Sorry maybe it's a minor detail but I just picked up some of this from Lidl to start a batch off (thanks for tea bag Link TS).

LIDL Ireland - lidl.ie

It was on offer. 100% juice and no menton of preservatives. It's a mixture of red and green grapes. Would you say it's ok?
Thanks

[Two_Sheds]

It's one I use Redser

[redser]

Super! Just waiting for the bin to empty of the raspberry and then the twinnings goes in. Thanks TS

[redser]

Sorry, quick question. Can you start this straight in a demijohn or would it be best to use a bin and then transfer to a demijohn?
Thanks

[Two_Sheds]

Fruit tea goes straight in my DJs.

Anything with lots of lumps (real fruit) goes in the bin for the primary (4 day) fermentation. I say in the bin, but half my raspberry wine was on the kitchen floor this morning.

[redser]

Great, sounds like a nice clean process.
That 'must' have been some powerful yeast!

[rustylady]

Sorry, quick question. Can you start this straight in a demijohn or would it be best to use a bin and then transfer to a demijohn?
Thanks

Whatever you start it in don't fill right to the top. Initial fermentation can be very vigorous leading to mess on the floor as TS found.

[redser]

Good point. So how much head space would be ok? Would I just top up with sugar/water syrup after the initial lively fermentation?
Thanks

[Two_Sheds]

You generally should fill to the shoulders for the primary (first 5 days) fermentation, then top up (with sugar water or fruit juice) to the neck for the secondary: however, you need to judge that for yourself, by how hard the brew is blupping

[alldigging]

"You generally should fill to the shoulders for the primary (first 5 days) fermentation, then top up (with sugar water or fruit juice) to the neck for the secondary:"

So to the bottom arrow for the primary? Or the middle one?
Or just decide by how much it's fizzing?

[Two_Sheds]

So to the bottom arrow for the primary? Or the middle one?

The middle one, because I usually make up more than I need, because I'm greedy and don't like throwing owt away

Or just decide by how much it's fizzing?

That's the way.

[redser]

Thanks very much TS/alldigging. Was reading JJ Berry's book last night and on another point he mentioned about making too much in a bin to fit in the demijohn. He said you can store the excess in a small bottle and use it to top up with after the first racking. So I guess you could do the same here. Fill to the very top and syphon a bit off to make head space and put the excess in a little bottle with some head space of its own. Then when things settle down a bit after a few days you could pour this excess back in to DJ to the bottom of the neck. I guess ...

[redser]

So here I am fairly sozzled on Twinnings Raspberry, Elderflower and Cranberry T bag wine. 1st bottle, 5 weeks old and it's wonderful even so young. Thanks for the original tip TS. It's certainly a thread worth bumping. 70 cents a bottle. Just have to spread the word and say thanks