Ingredients:

• 1 package wine yeast (Lavlin K1-V1116)
• 1c white sugar
• Welch’s Peach Medley Juice Cocktail [half gallon]
• Airlock

Total Volume: ~1/2 Gallon Pitched (3×375 mL bottles + 4x50mL samples in final)
Pitch date: 2020-07-14, OG: 1.111
Bottle Date: 2020-09-14, FG: 1.000

Method:

1. Yeast rehydrated according to back of package instructions
2. ~2c of juice removed from original container to accommodate added sugar
3. Yeast and sugar added to juice in container. Mixture stirred/shaken until appearance of even distribution, airlock attached and filled with PWB/water mixture
4. Left to sit in a cool dry place for 8 weeks until bottling into 2×750 mL bottles.

Tasting and Additional Notes:

• 9/14: Initially bottled into 2x750mL swing tops. Best clarity so far. Initial tasting was very sweet and palatable
• 9/21, 4×50 mL samples were extracted from one of the 750mL swing-tops and moved to sample bottles. Small debris noticed on bottom of both 750mL bottles at this time. Recommend transfer to other bottles soon. Still tasted great and slightly less sweet. CO2 added to swing-top after extraction to prevent spoilage.
• 10/31: remainder of brew transferred from 2 swing-tops to 3x375mL for distribution around holidays.
• 12/26: Wine was well received and requested for more runs.

Ingredients:

• 1 package wine yeast (Lavlin D-47)
• 1 tsp clarifying agent [pectic enzyme]
• 4c white sugar
• A handful of raisins (any brand)
• Harvest Valley Apple Juice (GFS) [to one gallon fill line]
• Airlock

Total Volume: 1 Gallon Pitched (~4 750 mL bottles in final)
Pitch date: 2020-06-07, OG: 1.110* [est.]
Bottle Date: 2020-08-05, FG: 1.000 [est.]

Method:

1. All contents [carboy, airlock] sanitized with PWB sanitizer [Starsan]
2. Yeast rehydrated according to back of package instructions
3. Yeast added to juice in container. Mixture stirred/shaken until appearance of even distribution, airlock attached and filled with PWB/water mixture
4. Left to sit in a cool dry place for two weeks*
5. *After two weeks, remembered that I didn’t add the sugar. Added sugar to must, cuased a huge explosion in the kitchen (not recommended)
6. Let sit remaining 6 weeks until bottling into 4 750 mL bottles and 2x50mL sampling bottles

Tasting and Additional Notes:

• Very sweet sweet right after bottling. Basically apple juice with an alcohol burn.
• Sampled with Mrs. J Lenny and her mother 2 months after bottling. Still sweet, more apple flavor as left to breathe in glass. Ladies reported slight hangover next morning, not noticeable to me.