I am new to the art of winemaking.. as a matter of fact this is the first year i am doing it. A friend of mine taught me the basics and I made my first batch of raspberry wine with him in my prescence. Since then I made elderberry, blackberry, current, another batch of raspberry, and sour cherry. Since wine grapes are not very prominent in my area I was thinking about trying to make some concord wine from welchs. upon my initial fermentation, i typically start my wine at about 1.070 on the hydrometer, and then put it in a secondary fermenter at about 1.020 and go from there. My question to you experienced winemakers is, is this the same way im going to start wine from a juice such as welch's and if anyone has any pointers or guidelines for water addition and such i would greatly appreciate any help. Im only 24 and have a love for wine and making wine and would like to continue doing this for a long time to come.
Thanks. Jim