newbie advice

You have everything you need already, I make beer too. Try some Welches Niagara; there are lots of posts here on that. You plan sounds fine, just make sure the juice or frozen concentrate you use does not contain sorbate; the frozen Welches does not. Niagara can be made sweet or dry and anything in between. Joe

Cool. Will it ferment well in the glass jug? I read a lot of stuff about having open buckets and then racking into a jug after like a week... What should my racking schedule be like with 1 gallon of stuff in that type of container?

Yes it will ferment just fine in gallon glass jugs. I agree with Joe that Welch's frozen Niagara is an excellent choice. Check Jack Keller's site for the recipe. I have made it several times. It makes a fine young wine. Very good at only a few months old but my experience is that it only kept well for about a year so I only make a few gallons at a time. It also blends nicely with fruit wine or mead. If it comes out too dry just sweeten with a little honey or sugar. 2 cans of frozen juice to a gallon (not more). Very inexpensive too.

Ray

Just don't overfill the jug, treat it like an ale and you should be fine. Ale yeast and wine yeast are almost identical. I rack when it settles down and that depends on the temperature and the yeast.

If you want a general purpose yeast try Lalvin EC1118 or K1V1116, both are cheap and reliable. It could be done in a week to 3, just shake it to see how it's doing. It's really very close to ale making.

Joe

New Winemaker

I would go out & buy 1 0r 2 glass carboy's once you get started making homemade wine you will you will need then. I always keep 1 or 2 empty just for racking off.