The WOW variant thread.

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When i first started making kits (not that long ago) someone suggested i tried making a Wurzels Orange Wine (WOW) as a cheaper alternative, i found a video guide on the internet and made my first WOW but was not overly impressed with the result, i then started searching the internet for recipes and made notes of the ones i fancied trying.

WOW guide video part one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpkXCowv2Y

Part two - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJQQdkS0JA

Below is a list of the ones i have found and i have tried most, this will save any new wine makers a lot of time searching for recipes.

Edit to add -

I always use youngs super wine yeast -

ingredients
Bentonite
Dried Wine Yeast
nutrient
Trace Vitamins
Trace Minerals

I also always add a teaspoon of Glycerene - Contributes 'fullness' or 'smoothness' when added to a wine.

If you have a favourite why not add it to the list.

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Pomegranate wine. (one of my favourites)

2 litre Pomegranate juice. (see bottom of post for details)

1 litre White Grape juice (WGJ)

800g Sugar.

1 tsp citric acid or juice of one lemon.

1 tsp Tannin or a mug of strong black tea.

1 tsp Yeast (i use youngs super yeast)

1 tsp Nutrient.

1 tsp Pectolase.

1 tsp Glycerene.

Make the wine using the Wurzels orange wine method

Edit to add -

The pomegranate juice is a juice drink, details below.

ingredients

Water,
Fruit Juices from Concentrate 33% (Pomegranate 30%, Aronia Berries),
Natural Fruit Sugars,
Flavours,
PurePlus™ (100% Natural Pomegranate Extract)

Free From Artificial Colours
Free From Artificial Sweeteners
Free From Artificial Preservatives

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2 L tart cherry juice
1 L white grape juice
1 tsp citric acid or juice of one lemon
1/2 tsp tannin or a mug of strong black tea.
800g sugar
wine yeast
1 tsp pectolase
topped up with water

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5l then racked into a dj to clear
Tesco 1l rgj
Tesco 1.5l apple and blackcurrant
1kg sugar
1tsp pectolase
1tsp nutrient
1tsp super wine yeast
1tsp glycerine
3 teabag brew

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1L Aldi Rio Dora Red Grape Juice
1L Aldi Rio Dora Orange Juice with Juicy Bits
1L Aldi Rio Dora Mixed Fruit Juice (Grape Juice Main)
900gm Sugar
mug of strong black tea
1tsp of each of the following, Ritchies Bentonite, Youngs Pectolase, Youngs Yeast Nutrient & Youngs Super Yeast Compound

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1L of wgj
500ml of apple juice
500ml of co-op orange & pineapple juice (60% oj 40% pineapple)
900g sugar
Mug of Strong tea
1/2 tsp of glycerine
1/2 tsp of bentonite
1 tsp of pectolase
1tsp of yeast nutrient
1tsp of youngs super wine yeast

98g in the oj&pine combined
172g in the wgj
900g of sugar
Total = 1170g divided by 5 = 234 which should give me a reading of around 1.086

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1 Litre Red Grape Juice (Lidl)
1 Litre Cranberry/Raspberry Juice Drink (Lidl)
250g Youngs Red Grape Concentrate
700g Sugar
1 tsp citric acid
½ tsp tannin
1 tsp Pectolase
1 tsp Nutrient
1 tsp Youngs General Purpose yeast

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Cherry wine.

1lt-cherry juice.
1lt-red grape juice.
1kg-sugar.
1 cup of black tea
1tsp yeast
1 tsp nutrient.
water.

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Dark rose

1L tesco beetroot,apple,blackcurrant
1L apple juice
2L red grape juice
2 tea bag brew
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp nutrient
2 tsp Pectolase
600g white sugar

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1 litre Apple Juice

1 Litre white grape juice

800g Sugar

1 tsp Tannin or a mug of strong black tea.

1 tsp Yeast (i use youngs super yeast)

1 tsp Nutrient.

1 tsp Pectolase.

1 tsp Glycerene.

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cheap rose

2l value apple.
1l red grape.
cup of tea.
1 tsp citric.
1 tsp nutrient
1 tsp yeast
1 tsp Pectolase
1 tsp glycerine
900g sugar.

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1 litre RGJ (162g sugar) Booths supermarket
2 litres cranberry & blackcurrant juice drink. (234g total for both) Booths supermarket
700g sugar.
1 tsp super wine yeast.
1 tsp nutrient
1 tsp pectolase
1 tsp tannin (2 tea bag brew)
1 tsp glycerine

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3 litres WGJ
1 litre Pineapple juice
500g sugar
Yeast
Nutrient
Tannin
pectolase
Glycerine
little citric acid

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1ltr WGJ
1ltr posh Innoccent apple juice
1ltr Pure pomegranite (POM 86% pomegranite, 14% blueberry) (£3.68 )

700 grams sugar
pectolase
tannin (or black tea)
citric
nutrient
yeast

[Technotrucker]

Thanks for all the recipes Max...I've done the odd gall of WGJ and Pom it went down a treat. So I'm off to Aldi this morning and I'm going to try most of the recipes on here.