Should YOU Make Fruit Punch Wine?
Fruit Punch Wine (Not Mead!) – A Bold, Tart, Ruby-Red Experiment
It started with a simple question: “Have you ever made a fruit punch mead?”
The answer was no — but instead of making a mead, we decided to do something even more unexpected… a fruit punch wine.
In this episode, we build a vibrant, juice-based wine using 100% real fruit juices — no artificial drink mixes, no shortcuts. The goal? Capture that nostalgic fruit punch flavor in a grown-up, wine-worthy version with depth, tannin, and balance.
Ingredients:
32 fl oz (.946 liters) Pineapple Juice: https://amzn.to/3Nz7p7k
32 fl oz (.946 liters) Pear Juice: https://amzn.to/43YIMrD
32 fl oz (.946 liters) Cranberry Juice: https://amzn.to/3ray56K
32 fl oz (.946 liters) Black Cherry Juice: https://amzn.to/446Jx1X
8 oz Black Tea (one tea bag steeped in water)
2.5 grams Fermaid-O: https://amzn.to/3rbP2Og
1 lb 2 oz (.51 kg) Sugar
Zest of one Lemon
Zest of one Mandarin Orange
1 package Lalvin 71B yeast: https://amzn.to/3D0AB1W
Additions:
1/2 teaspoon Pectic Enzyme: https://amzn.to/46qK4gR
Back sweeten with Allulose to 1.034 gravity: https://amzn.to/3Nx2Fix
28 grams Sugar for Carbonation (you can also add some fresh yeast at this point, which might have aided us in this particular brew)
Racking: https://youtu.be/-X00d3C14z0
Bottling: https://youtu.be/i6kiTuRuops
Did It Carbonate?
We attempted natural bottle carbonation… and it didn’t quite take. While the wine finished beautifully and tasted fantastic, the yeast apparently decided it had done enough work.
That said, the result is still a bright, fruit-forward wine with:
- Deep ruby color
- Bold cranberry and dark cherry character
- Subtle pineapple on the finish
- Gentle citrus aromatics
- Noticeable but balanced acidity
- Smooth tannic structure from tea
Even without carbonation, the final product drinks like an adult version of fruit punch — vibrant, refreshing, and surprisingly complex.
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Supplies:
Little Big Mouth Bubbler: https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/little-big-mouth-bubbler
Star San: https://amzn.to/43nCG37
Stirring Paddle: https://amzn.to/46xsM1p
Hydrometer Kit: https://amzn.to/3rfegvi
Baster: https://amzn.to/43nCUHv
Scale: https://amzn.to/3pvxNac
Vegetable Peeler: https://amzn.to/3XBHUXm
Belgian Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3XOVMhr
Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/3Nx3S9z
1 Gallon Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/3rcziL3
Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/3NB2Hpz
Bottling Wand: https://amzn.to/3XxBBEg
16 oz Clear Swing Top Bottles: https://amzn.to/3NWuFxq
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