arcticsid
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I have 5 gallons of loose petals. They are in the freezer. Keep in mind, these flowers smell like roses, but a lot more subtle than you know as compared to conventional" roses.
I was going to start it tonight.
Leanne convinced me to use White Grape Juice a a base, and use the flowers as a "flavoring"
I am shooting for 4 1/2-5 gallons.
I just came from the store and the Welch's 100% White Grape concentrate is $2.60 a can, thats pushing $8.00/gallon. I'm just not going to do that.
However, they have some pre mixed juices on sale that total $5,oo/gallon. That I will go with.
I do not want to use apple!
Some of the choices I seen were:
Blueberry/Raspberry
Cranberry
Cranberry/Pomegranate
Pomegranate
Mixed Berry
These are all 100% Juice and sulfite/sorbate free.
I want to have some of the rose flavor in there. Do any of you think any of these would work as a base without overpowering the flwers?
Furthermore, no matter what I decide on, I was going to place all the petals in the primary, cover with a gallon of boiling water, (or juice) put the cover on tight and allow to "seep" overnight.
I am going to then pour the petals into a ferment bag, squeeze like crazy, and addthe rmaining liquid, and sugar to make 4 1/2-5 gallons, dependin on the taste. Gonna shoot for a begining SG of 1.090 or so.
Kmeta, 24 hrs, etc.
This is only my second time using these. I haven't made any other flower wines. What do you think about using any of the above juices as my base?
Should I just hold out and wait for the White Grape to come on sale or try one of the above ?
I mostly want someone to blame if it doesn't turn out as good as I hope. LOL
I was going to start it tonight.
Leanne convinced me to use White Grape Juice a a base, and use the flowers as a "flavoring"
I am shooting for 4 1/2-5 gallons.
I just came from the store and the Welch's 100% White Grape concentrate is $2.60 a can, thats pushing $8.00/gallon. I'm just not going to do that.
However, they have some pre mixed juices on sale that total $5,oo/gallon. That I will go with.
I do not want to use apple!
Some of the choices I seen were:
Blueberry/Raspberry
Cranberry
Cranberry/Pomegranate
Pomegranate
Mixed Berry
These are all 100% Juice and sulfite/sorbate free.
I want to have some of the rose flavor in there. Do any of you think any of these would work as a base without overpowering the flwers?
Furthermore, no matter what I decide on, I was going to place all the petals in the primary, cover with a gallon of boiling water, (or juice) put the cover on tight and allow to "seep" overnight.
I am going to then pour the petals into a ferment bag, squeeze like crazy, and addthe rmaining liquid, and sugar to make 4 1/2-5 gallons, dependin on the taste. Gonna shoot for a begining SG of 1.090 or so.
Kmeta, 24 hrs, etc.
This is only my second time using these. I haven't made any other flower wines. What do you think about using any of the above juices as my base?
Should I just hold out and wait for the White Grape to come on sale or try one of the above ?
I mostly want someone to blame if it doesn't turn out as good as I hope. LOL
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