Canning Grape Juice

Easy recipe for canning old-fashioned homemade grape juice. Learn how to make homemade grape juice like a pro!

I always thought it would be hard to make homemade grape juice, but it really isn’t! It takes a little time and you need to have the right (inexpensive) equipment, but canning grape juice really is very easy.

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Grape Juice Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Grapes*
  • Sugar (optional)

 

*You can prepare this recipe with purple or green grapes. It doesn’t matter if the grapes have seeds in them, you will strain those out when you make the juice.

 

Love the taste of fresh grape juice but hate the short shelf life? Our guide to canning grape juice will show you how to preserve that delicious flavor for months to come! Learn how to select the right grapes, prepare the juice, and safely can it at home.

 

Rinse grapes. Place in a large stock pot and add just enough water to cover grapes. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until grapes are soft. Mash grapes with a potato masher. Place grapes in a jelly bag to strain juice.

 

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Place grape juice in a large sauce pan. Add water to dilute, if desired. Add sugar to sweeten, if desired. Heat until candy thermometer shows temperature has reached 190 degrees F. Heating the juice to this temperature is necessary to kill any bacteria present in the juice before canning it, so this step is important.

 

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Step by Step Video

(Click on the video below to watch me canning grape juice step by step.)

 

 

Canning Instructions

 

Remove the pan from the heat. Remove any foam with a metal spoon. Ladle the jam into hot sterilized quart jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space, and process in boiling water canner for 15 minutes.

 

Yield: Varies

 

Quart jar of homemade grape juice

 

Like this recipe? You might also like this recipe for making raisins with a food dehydrator or what to do with homegrown grapes.

 

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2 Comments on "Canning Grape Juice"


  1. How many #s of grapes are used to make the Grape Juice?

    I will update rating after I make my first batch of Grape Juice.

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