From: "minnion40"
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Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:06 PM
Subject: [E-Z-Caps] Re: Wonder Wine
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> --- In E-Z-Caps@yahoogroups.com, "mmadderom"
> wrote:
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> > I received a cherry wonder wine kit the same day as my EZ caps. Has
> > anyone experimeted with them? Looked like a package of Kool-aid to
> me
> > so I'm not getting my hopes up too much. I did ad some welches
> > concentrate for nutrients because I just can't see that stuff
> > fermenting well on it's own.
> >
> > The EZ caps yeast says it ferments much faster than the wonder wine
> > says it does and much faster than any wine I've made in the
> past...is
> > the EZ caps yeast some sort of fast-reacting yeast? and could it be
> > used just as well in a traditional wine making setup or is it
> designed
> > specifically for small batches fermented quickly?
>
>
> I just got my ez caps and havent had time to try them yet.
> But wonder wine takes forever . I have been making beer for
> a few years just started the wine thing
> good luck
Actually the 6 weeks or so for wonder wine is quite fast, another reason I'm
skeptical about how this "Kool-aid" could produce a drinkable product so
quickly, as a good table wine can take over 6 months to properly produce and
another 6 months before it is drinkable. I used the yeast that came with the
wonder wine...probably should have used the EZcaps yeast.
I've now been thru my 1st batches of EZ caps and am quite impressed. I was
expecting something along the lines of "boones farm" or "mad dog 20/20" and
instead ended up with a far more drinkable beverage. The Welches white
grape-peach concentrate produced a drink that favorably rivaled a $12/bottle
commercial wine we tasted at a local winery recently and was ready to drink
in less than two weeks! (10 days fementing, 3 days clearing) Also did an
apple cider, a pear cider, a cranberry juice, and an iced tea. The ciders
were drinkable, but nothing special. I hope to find a recipe to produce
better. The cranberry juice was quite sweet and retained the integrity of
the cranberry taste, perfect for the wife. The tea was too sweet, I probably
should have used less sugar and/or fermented longer than 7 days I used 2 1/2
cups of sugar in a 2 liter bottle...currently trying again with 1 1/2 cups.
Additionally I'm experimenting with a concentrated juice mix (I've been
warned they don't turn out well) and a concoction of my own consisting of a
half bottle of 7-up, 1 cup apple juice, 1 cup sugar, and remainder
water...I'll let everyone know how that turns out ;-)
Theoretically, I suppose you *should* be able to ferment a straight
sugar-water solution. has anyone tried this? I'm not sure without added
nutrients how well it might ferment.
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