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  1. J

    2014 Elderberries

    Mountaineer, do you not keep track of how much juice you get from a pound of berries? I keep track of it so I know how much juice equals 15 lbs, etc. That way if the recipe calls for 30 lbs of berries I know how much juice to use. If I'm a little short of liquid I can either add more juice or...
  2. J

    2014 Elderberries

    Based on my experience with steaming I'd use those to attempt a 2 gallon batch of wine. Or, because they are cooked down some, you might want to think of them as an f-pac for a couple gallons of merlot. Think I'd really go for the 2 gallon batch of elderberry.
  3. J

    Fermentation Longevity RC212

    Thanks guys. I'll check it the next two days running. No change, I'll proceed accordingly.
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    Fermentation Longevity RC212

    Started off a 5 gal batch of cranberry/pomegranate from juice bought at Wally World. Gave all of the proper ingredients and used RC212 as the yeast. Had it on hand and figured what the heck, use it. This was on 28 Oct 14. SG was 1.09. I have watched this batch bubble ever since. I have...
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    Bottled juice

    Whole Pear juice Arne I made 5 gal of wine from straight pear juice for the very reason you stated, ie light flavor. I did something wrong. I made this approx 16 mo ago and it has not cleared. Has a brown look to it. Haven't tasted it yet, but I'm getting close, clear or not. Wondering if...
  6. J

    Bottled juice

    Hope this makes sense John T Lets say I steam juice 25 lbs. of plums. The 25lbs is suppose to be enough fruit to make 5 gallons of wine if I put the whole fruit in the primary bucket and mash it up. To get to 5gal for wine I have to add water. That same 25 lbs of plums when steam juiced...
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    Bottled juice

    I have found a fruit stand that sells fruit juices by the gallon. Prices are very reasonable. How many gallons of pure juice would you use to make a 5 gallon batch of wine? The norm of 5 lbs. of fruit per gallon of wine will probably not yield 1 gallon of juice. I know when I steam juice...
  8. J

    Pear - pulpy

    Vacuumpumpman, thanks for that bit of info. I'll see what I have to do about getting my paws on some come Monday. Jerry1
  9. J

    Pear - pulpy

    steam juicer I've read this with a great deal of interest. I have been steam juicing ALL of the fruit I have been using for the past year. That way I have the juice , but do not have to worry with any pulp or cap. I too have a batch of pear wine finishing up. I used steamed juice and...
  10. J

    F-Pac

    Made an F-Pac for some plum wine. Thought it would be needed for the taste. However, the taste came through just fine. Can I bottle the F-Pac in a sanitized bottle and keep until I do this again. Probably next spring. Anyone ever keep an F-Pac this long. It's under refrigeration at...
  11. J

    Blackberry juice

    Hey, I found my old (first) book on wine making. Written by an englishman, C.J.J.Berry. Supposedly one of Englands best at that time. The recipe I used called for 3 lbs of berries per gallon of wine. I remember this wine having a very good and strong flavor. So, if I used SBWs information...
  12. J

    Blackberry juice

    Thig, seriously doubt if steaming would change the SG unless my thought is correct about releasing some of the moisture.
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    Blackberry juice

    dralarms, is the juice you buy concentrated? 1/2 gal of juice doesn't seem like much to make 5 gal of wine. I know steamed juice appears to be thicker than pressed. To my eyes anyway. It appears to me that steaming releases some of the moisture from the berries back into the environment...
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    Blackberry juice

    Isn't it miraculous the number of people that will show up for something that's free so long as they don't have to do any work. A little work involved and they no longer want what your giving them. I have a small run of blackberries, two rows that equal approx 120 ft. Use to have both rows...
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    Blackberry juice

    Are you going to steam or press? Where did you get 100lbs of berries? That's a heep of pickin'.
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