We have been doing this for years, fermenting fruit juice for joy. We have it down to an art. I consider it a useful skill 
It was time to rack a batch so I grabbed some pics. Depending on the juice you use, some will be more dry than others. I prefer the dry variety but the past few years we have it down and they are great. While typically we get between 12% and 16% ABV, I have jacked it to over 80 proof... wow!
We remove 16oz from the bottle, add 1.5 cups of sugar, 1 ts of wine yeast, 1/2 ts of yeast nutrient, and shake the devil out of it until it's all dissolved. The airlock goes on and it sits in a dark place for 6 months before we rack it. Usually 4 to 6 bottles at a time.
The nutrient we use
The yeast we use
The airlock we use
The next round
White cranberry strawberry was a tab sweet and delicious while white cranberry peach was more dry and strong! We rack one bottle a night because there are 2 sample glasses left from each session that doesn't fit in the bottle. That's enough. From pre ious batches I can say the cran-tropical is darn delicious also. Apple is bottom of my list as in not worth it but to each his own.
Useful, fun, interesting? I hope at least one of those!
Cheers
It was time to rack a batch so I grabbed some pics. Depending on the juice you use, some will be more dry than others. I prefer the dry variety but the past few years we have it down and they are great. While typically we get between 12% and 16% ABV, I have jacked it to over 80 proof... wow!
We remove 16oz from the bottle, add 1.5 cups of sugar, 1 ts of wine yeast, 1/2 ts of yeast nutrient, and shake the devil out of it until it's all dissolved. The airlock goes on and it sits in a dark place for 6 months before we rack it. Usually 4 to 6 bottles at a time.
The nutrient we use
The yeast we use
The airlock we use
The next round
White cranberry strawberry was a tab sweet and delicious while white cranberry peach was more dry and strong! We rack one bottle a night because there are 2 sample glasses left from each session that doesn't fit in the bottle. That's enough. From pre ious batches I can say the cran-tropical is darn delicious also. Apple is bottom of my list as in not worth it but to each his own.
Useful, fun, interesting? I hope at least one of those!
Cheers