Very easy 15 minute wash

[Schmicter]

Very easy recipe, literally takes me 15-20 minutes to make. Comes off clean, hard for me to detect tails, theres more brandy character in heads. Good for brandy base for maceration fruits, good by itself on a little oak, I even used it as a gin base on the stripping runs. Makes about 2.5 gallons wash
1 can frozen welch’s grape juice(white or purple)
8 qts (2 gal) water approx..
4.5 lbs Sugar.
No other nutrients needed.
First I start hydrating about 2 tsp yeast in 80-90 degree water.
Add 3.5 qts. water to stock pot with 4.5 lbs sugar. Heat to about 100 degrees, turn off heat and let stir to dissolve sugar. I don’t convert sugar. It will dissolve easily with just a little heat, as soon as sugar is dissolved pour in frozen concentrate and stir. Pour into a bucket. Add next 4 qts. of cold water, check SG and adjust with cold water to about 1085. My tap water is at about 68 and brings down the wash to about 90 deg.. Stir yeast that you have hydrating, make sure it is dissolved and temps of the wash and yeast are close. I pour dissolved yeast gently on top. There is plenty of aeration from adding water and stirring my belief is the top is most oxygenated, so I don’t stir dissolved yeast deep into the wash.

Cover and it will take off in about an hour. I let it ferment open for 3-4 days then transfer all into 5 gallon water bottle and attach airlock, no pulp to mess with, no straining. After 14 or so days it will finish and clear. Rack into boiler leaving behind lees.