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Homemade Grape Juice Recipe and Illustration

Generally I’m out picking bunches of Concord grapes in October, but due to the unusually warm start to our growing season, I picked them in September. It’s one of the last great harvests for me. I leave a lot behind for the birds and other critters, but what makes it into my basket turns into jam, jelly, or homemade grape juice.

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This year again I decided to can the juice so I could enjoy it all year long. It only takes 3 ingredients – Concord grapes, sugar and water. It’s one of the easiest fruit to can using a hot water bath canner.

Just follow the instructions below – the steps are also shown in the illustration.

Grape Juice Ingredients

  • 7 cups- Concord grapes
  • 1 3/4 cups of sugar
  • water

Instructions for making homemade grape juice

Homemade Grape Juice Recipe and Illustration - Rebecca Gerendasy
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  1. Heat 7 clean quart jars in hot water bath canner.
  2. Wash & de-stem grapes.
  3. Add 1 cup of grapes and 1/4 cup of sugar (more or less, depending on how sweet you like your juice) to each hot quart jar.
  4. Fill each jar with boiling hot water, leaving 1/2” head space.
  5. Wipe clean the lip of jar.
  6. Center warm lid on each jar & finger tighten ring.
  7. Place in hot water bath canner.
  8. Repeat until all jars are placed in hot water bath canner.
  9. Inside the canner: Make sure there is at least 1 inch of water covering the tops of the jars.
  10. Place lid on canner and bring water to a boil, and process in a boiling-water canner. Length of time will depend upon your altitude. Please check Table 1.
  11. After reaching processing time, turn off heat, remove lid & let jars cool 5 minutes.
  12. Using a jar lifter, remove from water & place on a towel on the counter.
  13. Let rest 12-24 hours before testing seal.
  14. Label and store without rings in a cool dry place.

For more written information, please read Principles of Home Canning (PDF) and Using Boiling Water Canners, both from the National Center for Home Food Preservation.

Finished Jars of Fresh Made Grape Juice - Rebecca Gerendasy

By:
Rebecca Gerendasy
Published on:
September 25, 2016

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