Using Vanilla Extract in Blackberry wine

[Poormanfarm]

I have 5 gal of blackberry made from pure sterile juice. I started it in july and now it quietly sits in the dark aging at 64 degrees. I don't know anything about oak so I read somewhere that adding vanilla extract to blackberry wine was another way to go. Can anyone allude to the different ways that I can enhance my blackberry to keep it from being average? Thanks for your imput.

 

[mmadmikes1]

I add vanilla to almost everything, but I use beans. I think extact would work

 

[roadwarriorsvt]

Don't be afraid of the oak. Check out the oak forum on here. Its kinda hard to screw up blackberry with oak. Possible? Yea, if you really tried hard, but BB & oak go together like PB&J! Nothing wrong with oak and vanilla. Add a little complexity. That will let your BB wine stand out.

 

[Julie]

I agree with roadwarriorsvt, oak and blackberry are a very good combination.

 

[Poormanfarm]

Don't be afraid of the oak. Check out the oak forum on here. Its kinda hard to screw up blackberry with oak. Possible? Yea, if you really tried hard, but BB & oak go together like PB&J! Nothing wrong with oak and vanilla. Add a little complexity. That will let your BB wine stand out.

Roadwarrion, what kind of Oak would you add and how much for a 5 gallon carboy? Also, How long would you leave it in there. I have no idea how to do this. Thanks for your help.