I racked the pineapple wine after a month in the secondary with a PA of - 3% and a total ABV around 13%.
The blueberry wine continues fermenting, bubbling steadily after a month.
The citrus wine (3 weeks in) has about stopped bubbling but hasn't started clearing yet.
The tart cherry wine is still bubbling briskly after a week in the secondary.
Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blueberry. Show all posts
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Update
Monday, October 28, 2013
Blueberry Wine, Day 12
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Blueberry Wine, Day 4
Yesterday I added the sugar, acid, nutrient, then twelve hours later I mixed in a crushed campden tablet.
I measured the potential alcohol at 13.5% and today I pitched the activated Red Star Pasteur Red dry yeast.
Looking good, meanwhile the pineapple wine keeps bubbling gently along . . .
I measured the potential alcohol at 13.5% and today I pitched the activated Red Star Pasteur Red dry yeast.
Looking good, meanwhile the pineapple wine keeps bubbling gently along . . .
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Blueberry Wine, Day One
As the pineapple wine bubbles away in the secondary, I start a new batch. This is the recipe I'm using (cobbled together from multiple sources):
50 oz. Frozen Wild Blueberries
9 oz. dark raisins, soaked in warm water, then chopped in the blender.
1 pkg. Red Star Pasteur Red dry yeast
3 1/2 quarts of water (including the raisin soaking water)
2 lbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp Acid blend
1 tsp Wyeast yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp pectic enzyme.
I started today by bringing the water to a boil, then pouring it over the blueberries and chopped raisins which are in a straining bag in the primary fermenter.
I'm going to let that steep, covered for two days before I continue with the rest as recommended in an article by Jack Keller in the August/September 2013 issue of WineMaker.
+Jack Keller
50 oz. Frozen Wild Blueberries
9 oz. dark raisins, soaked in warm water, then chopped in the blender.
1 pkg. Red Star Pasteur Red dry yeast
3 1/2 quarts of water (including the raisin soaking water)
2 lbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp Acid blend
1 tsp Wyeast yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp pectic enzyme.
| Wild Blueberry Must |
I started today by bringing the water to a boil, then pouring it over the blueberries and chopped raisins which are in a straining bag in the primary fermenter.
I'm going to let that steep, covered for two days before I continue with the rest as recommended in an article by Jack Keller in the August/September 2013 issue of WineMaker.
+Jack Keller
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