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So after being extremely dissapointed with the watery, flavorless taste I got from my first batch of Dblood, I am fighting the urge to try again. I am hoping for a very fruity early drinker with about 11% alcohol. Thinking of tripling the fruit and then backsweetening with a couple of quad...

So the flavor was good?

Hey guys, I'm thinking of making wine from Ocean Spray triple berry juice (cranberry, blueberry, blackberry). How should I do this? Just add sugar and yeast to the juice? Or should I mix the juice in with water first? Any tips are appreciated!

How will you get just pure juice? Just going to buy a whole bunch and juice them?

I love that no water idea! Where do you buy the juices from? I checked for the concentrates at Walmart and they do not carry any of them! Or do you grow your own berries?

Thanks Pip! I'm not sure why there is so little flavor, it really dissapoints me. I will look into fpacks! I'm thinking I will try to make my next batch using concentrates instead of berries so that I will have a little more control over the flavor

Back to my issue if anybody has any suggestions. I just finished my DB today and I'm pretty disappointed. It almost tastes like water with a slight fruit flavoring. It's not terrible, it's just not as fruity and good as I had hoped. Will the taste of the berries come out if I let it age in...

Let us know how it goes!

Get a turkey baster or wine thief and put some of your wine into a cup I couldn't tell if mine was clear or not while in the carboy, but when you put it in a cup it is easier to tell

Would it be a mistake to add two or three cans of berry concentrate to give it more flavor? The only problem I see with that is I've already added sugar, so that could make it too sweet. But unless the flavor is stronger I won't drink it anyways, so is it worth a try?

Well I just finished a six gallon batch of DB and I'm disappointed to say the least. It's not terrible, but it just sort of tastes like water with a slight berry flavor. It's also a much lighter color than the DB pictured in the recipe. I was hoping for something nice and fruity. Will the...

Thanks, it's just hard to tell when it's all in the carboy

Thanks! So I put a flashlight behind it and when I looked in, there didn't seem to be any particles floating around. Does that mean it's as clear as itll get?

Got six gallons sitting in a carboy been clearing for about a week. I plan on giving it at least two weeks, but how can I tell when it's done clearing?

And so the problems begin. I siphoned my wine into the six gallon csrboy and what do you know, the thing isn't even full. The top of the wine comes up to 4-6 inches of the top. I'm thinking I will top it off with more berry juice, and some water. Would that be a mistake?