Muscadine F-pak

[CajunJay]

As some southern folks know, it's muscadine picking time. I have a batch started and it's almost ready for the secondary. I noticed lots of you talk about making F-paks to add to your wine and I would love to do that to this muscadine. Two of my vines are 4 years old and I cannot BELIEVE the grapes I am getting off these.


Anyway, I don't have a steamer though that may be a purchase in the near future. Is there a way to make an F-pak without one. I am more concerned with the muscadine flavor and not with sweetness.


Thanks!

Jay

 

[Wade E]

I dont have a steamer either, all you have to do is be able to extract that juice for the f-pac. You could build yourself a little press with a spare bucket with holes drilled in it and a board cut to fit inside it that you just step on or you could just use your feet.

 

[Goodfella]

Is an f-pack needed if you dont intend to back sweeten?

 

[Wade E]

Not always, it depends on how much fruit you use initially and what yeast you used and a few other variables. Sometimes some of the flavor just gets lost during fermentation.