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  1. J

    Peach wine clearing

    Bentonite works great in peach wine
  2. J

    Yeast Not Blooming

    I’ll definitely give that a shot the next time. Thanks for the tip and sharing your procedure
  3. J

    Yeast Not Blooming

    Hey thanks for the tips. I came home today and temp was at 71. And I saw the start of active fermentation. My blackberries are acidic but so delicious. And my years supply of yeast arrived today! I have not experienced pitching different yeasts yet. Still very new. Y’all are great to bounce...
  4. J

    Yeast Not Blooming

    Thanks. I know my SG was sitting at 1.1 but I am not sure what my ph is. I will check tonight. I will also look into both yeasts.
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    Yeast Not Blooming

    I made a batch of blackberry wine this weekend. I waited 24 hours to add my yeast. I then added 1 packet of Lalvin 71-B. It has been over 48 hours and I still have not seen any yeast activity. My must was hovering around 67 degrees sitting on my tile floor. I moved it to a warmer location...
  6. J

    Wild Blackberry Wine

    I have but not as diligent as other fruit trees and grapes. They are very hardy
  7. J

    Wild Blackberry Wine

    that is exactly what I do. I also thin my crowns to the 3 healthiest canes. That pic was from the summer. Still snowy and cold here too. I planted my first grape vines this last summer.
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    Wild Blackberry Wine

    Hard to tell from this photo. There is some longer in the pics that are primocanes that haven't been trellised and tipped yet. But if you look close, the canes have nothing more than 12 to 24 from the trellis. These are triple crown variety.
  9. J

    Wild Blackberry Wine

    Cane management is much more forgiving for sure
  10. J

    Wild Blackberry Wine

    I couldn’t tell. The wild cane yields are very sporadic. It didn’t help enough to continue. The effort was better suited to expand the tame varieties.
  11. J

    Wild Blackberry Wine

    I tip my canes(blackberry, i don't have raspberries) to 6 ftish. I also don't let my laterals grow longer than 12 to 24 inches. I try to keep laterals about 12 inches apart on the canes. This keeps mildew down and makes for larger berries. I tried pruning wild berries the same as my tame and...
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    Wild Blackberry Wine

    I just started a batch with 9 pounds. I was using 4 to 5 and it just didn't have that depth i was looking for. I was going to go with 10 but they wouldn't fit in my bucket, so 9 it is on this batch. I did the same on this batch. I only added water to dilute sugar. Fingers crossed
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    Wild Blackberry Wine

    Im very fortunate. I live in Southeast Mo about 30 miles from the AR border. Blackberries of any variety grow well here. When picking your berries be sure to allow the shine to just disappear before picking. A shiny blackberry is not fully ripe. Blackberries do not continue to ripen off of...
  14. J

    Wild Blackberry Wine

    I put in several varieties of Blackberries over the course of the last 6 years or so. We could never rely on wild so we started planting tame blackberries. With the Deer in our area, the thornless really take a beating and I do not like messing with the nets. I started putting in tame...
  15. J

    Logging and Documenting

    this looks great!
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