I don't want my citrusy lemon wine to stall during primary

Aug 26, 2005 2 Replies

I tried to make a gallon of wine from lemonade concentrate. The acidity prevented fermentation to even start. After a week's time, I've had no luck. On a private forum, somebody commented on their success fermenting 50/50 limeade and lemonade, but I don't see how that could be any better. My only impression is that it was very dilute, thus dispersing the acid.



I'm planning to try again, but this time only using one can of the concentrate (50% less). To increase flavor, I plan to add the zest of 6 lemons, 2 limes, and an orange. Where I am unsure is if I should try to get the fresh juice out of any of these fruits. I would appreciate any recipes anybody has tried that can be scaled down to a gallon.


believe it or not I have made lemonade wine and its pretty good as cooler material (1/2 and 1/2 wine - 7=up) but boy is it tart. my ingredients for a 3 gallon batch.

type amount raisins 1 lb. sugar 4 lbs grape tannin 1.5 tsp pectic enzyme 2.5 tsp yeast nutrient 2.5 tsp premeir cuvee 5 grams lime juice 4 cans

Is that really lime juice? I thought you wrote "lemonade?" Just being certain here. Regardless, it's all high-acid.

How much regular juice would a can of that concentrate make? I'm curious how dilute it is.

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