There is a winery near me that sells a nice wine that is a blend of 30% Rhubarb, 30% Honey and 40% Strawberry wines and it's pretty darn tasty. I know it won't be exactly the same but I want to try to duplicate it as close as I can. I already have my honey and strawberry batches underway and I have my rhubarb cut up in the freezer which I'll probably get going within the next week or so. For experiment sake I'm only doing 1 gal batches of each for now. If I want to keep the ratio 30/30/40 I will need to make an additional quart of the strawberry if I want to fill a 3 gal carboy with the blend. Time to break out my 1/2 gal Byrne Dairy glass milk bottle again I guess.
When it comes time to blend these, when should I do this?
After/before all 3 have cleared?
After/before I have backsweetened?
Should I bulk age them all first then blend?
Not sure how I should go about it. I'm thinking I should blend them together into a 3 gal carboy once they have all been stabilized and cleared, then let the blend bulk age for a few months, rack if necessary then backsweeten and bottle afterwards. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
When it comes time to blend these, when should I do this?
After/before all 3 have cleared?
After/before I have backsweetened?
Should I bulk age them all first then blend?
Not sure how I should go about it. I'm thinking I should blend them together into a 3 gal carboy once they have all been stabilized and cleared, then let the blend bulk age for a few months, rack if necessary then backsweeten and bottle afterwards. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.