I know it will vary based on type and growing conditions, but can anyone chime in on the average brix of blackberry juice that comes from their steamer?
I havent steamed mine yet, they are still in the freezer - but I'm curious about how sweet the product will be. There is a place north of here that sells blackberry juice concentrate in bulk, no preservatives, and the concentrate is approx. 65 brix and reconstitutes to about 10 brix.
I havent tried the stuff yet since you have to buy it in 5G pails (reconstitutes to about 30G) - they say that winemakers use their juices.
just trying to get a feel for how sweet the extracted juice from a steamer is. the concentrate may be an easy way for me to make a lot of blackberry wine without needing to collect a lot of fruit.
I had *really* good results using cherry juice concentrate to make wine, and I was able to buy it 32oz at a time from brownwood acres. Unfortunately they dont sell blackberry or black raspberry concentrates.
I havent steamed mine yet, they are still in the freezer - but I'm curious about how sweet the product will be. There is a place north of here that sells blackberry juice concentrate in bulk, no preservatives, and the concentrate is approx. 65 brix and reconstitutes to about 10 brix.
I havent tried the stuff yet since you have to buy it in 5G pails (reconstitutes to about 30G) - they say that winemakers use their juices.
just trying to get a feel for how sweet the extracted juice from a steamer is. the concentrate may be an easy way for me to make a lot of blackberry wine without needing to collect a lot of fruit.
I had *really* good results using cherry juice concentrate to make wine, and I was able to buy it 32oz at a time from brownwood acres. Unfortunately they dont sell blackberry or black raspberry concentrates.