bad batch

What did you make - the white or the red? What was your recipe? With a little more information, we might be able to help.

i got the recipe from the home winemakers recipe book.i used 5lbs sugar

i got the recipe from the home winemakers recipe book.i used 5lbs sugar

How much water did you add? Was the concentrate red or white?

well it is a red.and i added water to top up to 6 gallon,with a sg of

Sounds like you cut back way too much. I hate dumping batches but I am not sure what you can do with this one. I suggest you follow Jack Kellers recipes. In the future if you want to "tweak" a recipe, do it very slightly.

Are you sure they meant 7 oz cans? 42 ounces of concentrate to 6 gallons is 768 ounces total with 42 ounces of concentrate and 5 lbs of sugar. It just sounds very thin. I realize Concord grapes do have a very pronounced flavor and odor but I'm thinking you may only have a quarter to a third of what I would expect in there. I really don't like Concord as a wine so have no experience with it, maybe someone else can chime in that makes it.

Joe

Paul, I should have read this before I posted, it sound way too thin to me too. I wonder what would happen if this were frozen to concentrate it? If you got rid of 3 or four gallons of the water it might make something of it. I hate pitching wine too, but this won't be good for vinegar either as I see it. Another idea would be to add a lot more concentrate but it may be tough to get going.

Joe

Ok, did you use 6 cans per gallon, or 6 cans total? And what was the

I am a bit confused by your recipie.

In the end I would jhst add some concentrate to taste. it may start fermenting again, so you might want ot sorbate it first.