You could pass it through a coffee filter, but again, this is homemade grape juice. A little bit of pulp reminds you that you are drinking fresh grape juice. The flavor is incredible.

You can add water if you find it too strong. The dark concord grapes give the deepest color, but you can use this method to make any kind of grape juice, white or red.

I used grapes and did not add any additional sugar. You can add water, but seriously all you need are your favorite grapes.

Choose grapes that are sweet and full of flavor, otherwise you will need to sweeten your juice with granulated sugar or honey. Clean the grapes and remove them from the stem.

Be sure the tiny bits and pieces of stem and vine are removed. I place my grapes in a strainer with larger holes not a fine mesh one so that those bits could pass through. Process the grapes until mixture is smooth.

Taste your juice. If bitter, add sugar. If the flavor is too strong for your taste, add water. I added about ¾-cup of water and no sugar. Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the blended grape juice through it to strain out the pulp.

Using a rubber scraper, press the pulp mixture in the strainer to squeeze out all of the juice. You will be left with a clump of pulp in the strainer and juice in the bowl.

You can use this pulp in smoothies. If you want to remove more of the pulp, pass the filtered juice through a coffee filter or cheese cloth.

Some people simmer the grapes in a pot to cook and release more of the juices. The blender method produces raw grape juice. If using red grapes, especially concord grapes, be careful as the juice can stain your clothes.

The skin of the concord grapes give your juice a very deep and vibrant color compared to red globe. Because you are juicing the fruit yourself and are not adding a lot of preservatives or sugar, homemade grape juice will last days after making it in the refrigerator.

Like other juices, keep it chilled in the refrigerator in an airtight jar or pitcher. You can also freeze homemade grape juice in plastic freezer safe bags or in popsicle forms.

If you have a lot of grapes and want to save them for later, they can easily be frozen. They will last up to six months in the freezer.

Use them in smoothies or thaw them to make homemade grape juice. Kids love eating frozen grapes, especially during hot summer months. If you are enjoying my recipes, I would love for you to sign up for my newsletter and get my free pomegranate e-cookbook!

or follow me on Instagram or Facebook. The amount of juice you end up with varies on how much juice your grapes have and you can extract.

homemade grape juice will last days after making it in the refrigerator. I always appreciate your feedback. You can also follow me on Pinterest , Facebook or Instagram.

Sign up for my eMail list, too! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Best wishes to you. Hi John- Oh no! I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog and your humor. All the best to you and your wife. When they ripen, there are so many and they need to be used or preserved quickly.

Many people would sort and wash them thoroughly, then cold pack the grapes in hot sterilized jars. They would either pour boiling water over the grapes in the jars or boil a syrup with sugar and water to pour over them. After this they would process the jars in a boiling water bath for about 30 minutes.

Then the jars were stored and within a few weeks they had grape juice and canned grapes. I prefer the grape juice recipe where the grapes are cooked and strained before the processing.

Cook over medium low heat at a simmer until the grapes are very soft; about 15 minutes. Strain the grapes through several layers of cheesecloth.

Refrigerate juice for a couple of days and then strain again. Sediment will settle on the bottom. Heat the juice until hot but not boiling; at this point you can add sweetener if you like.

If you do add sugar, stir until it is dissolved. Pour hot grape juice into hot sterilized jars leaving ¼ inch head space and adjust lids. Process jars in hot water bath for 30 minutes. I love to make grape jelly from my fresh grape juice recipe.

The first thing I do is prepare my pint jars; wash them in hot soapy water and rinse. Right before I cook the jelly, I place the jars in a kettle of boiling water to sterilize turning them upside down on a clean white towel to drain.

I make sure my jar lids and rings are close at hand. After washing my Concord grapes thoroughly I drain off all the water. Place them in a large stainless steel pot and add about ½ cup of water.

Heat the mixture stirring until all the grapes are thoroughly heated. When they are hot and steaming, mash them down with a hand potato masher and SET OFF the heat.

I then run the grapes through my juicer which removes all the seeds and pulp. You can use cheesecloth to strain the grapes but a juicer is much easier and faster. After juicing the grapes I dump the juice back into the same pot Washed out and dried. Add 3 ½ cups of sugar to each 4 cups of juice.

Heat the juice and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring juice to a boil Without stirring until mixture reaches jelly stage F degrees on a candy thermometer.

Jelly stage below. Remove the jelly from the heat and quickly skim off the foam. Invert the jars about 30 seconds and then turn upright to cool. Fill one jar and adjust the cap before doing another; a helper comes in handy for this. Remove rings about 12 hours after canning; if center of dome is down and stays down the jars are sealed.

JELLY STAGE: Although a thermometer is very useful in making jelly, it is also advisable to do a test with a spoon because sometimes the temperature will vary in different areas. The jelly stage usually runs about 8F degrees above water boiling in your area.

To do a spoon test dip a large metal spoon into boiling syrup, tilt the spoon until the syrup runs from the side.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE! Everything that made in house is of great value for your health and family. So, I always preferred to made everything in home.

Sometimes, there is problem of electricity and also at that time we want grape juice. You made easier for us to making of grape juice without using a juicer.

All kinds of info I especially like the information about the grape juice I can definitely modifiy it.. Thank you!! Our grapes are wild with seeds. Do I need to remove the seeds before putting them in the blender?

I would to be safe, grape seeds may contain small amounts of toxins. If you find your grape seeds are safe just strain before serving! I just use my crockpot to make the juice it's so easy, then you don't have to worry about removing seeds.

Just fill up your crockpot with grapes add a couple cups of water cook on low a few hours smash em up a bit then strain, you can leave em on the stems and dont worry about removing seeds, just make sure you wash real good and remove any bad ones.

This looks so refreshing, what a great idea! I love that this recipe is so simple! One question though. Since there was no heating involved that i COULD tell, how DO you keep the juice from fermenting and turning into wine? Does the juice end up tasting alcoholic at all?

If you keep it refrigerated, sealed and drink it within days you'll be good! It won't go bad : Or freeze if you cannot use by then. Hi Magabelle, You don't need to cook it, just drink it within days to keep it from fermenting.

Or freeze it. Can you freeze this juice? Tried this today with a huge mixing bowl full of grapes from the one vine growing in my yard. No wonder there are so many wineries in the Willamette Valley! The juice turned out great, and it was easy enough that the kids could help make it.

Both my two-year-old and six-year-old said it was "good. Fresh and delicious! Thanks for the tips! Thanks for a great idea! I'm always tossing old grapes into the compost pile, now I can enjoy the juice!

Try using a little stevia instead of sugar for a healthier drink. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

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There is nothing so sweet and delicious and chilled fresh juice! This homemade grape juice is one of the simplest and best juice you can make! You don't even need a juicer to make it.

It's a recipe the whole family, especially kids, love! Perfect refreshing drink to go with your snacks and meals. Homemade grape juice is definitely the best form of grape juice you can make!

Grape juice is known for its heart benefits! It's known for reducing the risk of blood clots, preventing damage to blood vessels in your heart and helping maintain a healthy blood pressure.

This recipe calls for a little bit of sugar but you can add less or more depending on your own personal preference. Homemade Sweet Grape Juice no juicer required. I prefer it without any additives; no sugar and no sweetener, just the delicious flavor of the grapes.

When I learned how to make a grape juice recipe, I found that it not only offers a refreshing beverage but it is the bases for other recipes. I have made a delicious grape sauce and syrups which I use in desserts and over ice cream. The quickest way to obtain the juice for immediate consumption is with a manual or electric juice extractor.

After extracting the juice, you may need to strain it through several layers of cheesecloth depending on your juicer. This process will remove the sediment which might be left causing a sharp taste due to the tartaric acid which comes from most grapes.

Grape juice has enough acid that it can be canned with a boiling water bath rather than needing a pressure canner. For years, when I was young, the Concord grape juice recipe was the only kind I thought there was. We only had grapes at harvest time; late summer or early fall. I believe the Concord grape is the main one grown in Ohio.

When they ripen, there are so many and they need to be used or preserved quickly. Many people would sort and wash them thoroughly, then cold pack the grapes in hot sterilized jars. They would either pour boiling water over the grapes in the jars or boil a syrup with sugar and water to pour over them.

After this they would process the jars in a boiling water bath for about 30 minutes. Then the jars were stored and within a few weeks they had grape juice and canned grapes. I prefer the grape juice recipe where the grapes are cooked and strained before the processing. Cook over medium low heat at a simmer until the grapes are very soft; about 15 minutes.

Strain the grapes through several layers of cheesecloth. Refrigerate juice for a couple of days and then strain again. Sediment will settle on the bottom.

Heat the juice until hot but not boiling; at this point you can add sweetener if you like. If you do add sugar, stir until it is dissolved. Pour hot grape juice into hot sterilized jars leaving ¼ inch head space and adjust lids.

Process jars in hot water bath for 30 minutes. I love to make grape jelly from my fresh grape juice recipe. The first thing I do is prepare my pint jars; wash them in hot soapy water and rinse.

Right before I cook the jelly, I place the jars in a kettle of boiling water to sterilize turning them upside down on a clean white towel to drain. I make sure my jar lids and rings are close at hand.

After washing my Concord grapes thoroughly I drain off all the water. Place them in a large stainless steel pot and add about ½ cup of water. Heat the mixture stirring until all the grapes are thoroughly heated. When they are hot and steaming, mash them down with a hand potato masher and SET OFF the heat.

I then run the grapes through my juicer which removes all the seeds and pulp. You can use cheesecloth to strain the grapes but a juicer is much easier and faster. After juicing the grapes I dump the juice back into the same pot Washed out and dried. Add 3 ½ cups of sugar to each 4 cups of juice.