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Well, the answer I got was that the heat from the steam process may be detrimental to the making of wine. Seems the heat may alter or at least somehow reduce the flavor or maybe impart unwanted flavors into the wine. Most folks that make jelly do it with steam or heat and it doesn't alter or...

Thanks again, I'll check it out. Zero heat added with the one I have though...it is centrifugal. All the juice is always the same temp as the fruit that goes in. I guess you could always refrigerate the berries to get them almost to freezing point if the heat is the culprit.

Thank you sir, I will go ahead and get me one of those hand masher rigs.....I was afraid the juicer would cut up the seeds and blackberries also have a thing in the middle that probably don't taste too good if it got ground up and some parts got thru the juicer either. Raspberries would probably...

Does your auger juicer crush or otherwise alter the seeds themselves when you use it for blackberries??? Thanks in advance for any and all info. Out of all your options which one is your favorite???

I haven't done anything but freeze the berries I have so far. Still gathering info on the best {if there is a best} way to "render" the berries. I will say this about my juicer, whats left has almost no flavor or aroma to it...just a big batch of fluff. The juice machine I have is very fast...

It seems like to me that, as above, the more fruit you can get into a liquid and into the wine the better???? Let's just suppose you could separate the seeds from the fruit first, wouldn't it be best to pulverize and/or completely liquefy the fruit as much as possible??? Or, is it a thing where...

Scooter68, I have to ask...what's the problem with "steaming the juice out"???? Sounds like you don't want to do it this way, is there a reason???? Thanks.

Several posters mention a "fruit bag"....I am guessing this is some sort of fine mesh or screen like device that you crush the fruit in and leave it in the batch to soak while fermenting????? Any particular fruit bag better than the others??? Where can I get one???? as always, thanks in advance...

Hi Heather, I am in St. Mary's county and have heard it said repeatedly that the soil down here is not good for growing grapes...something about the flavor doesn't turn out too good. Ever hear that about Ann Arundel???? My grandparents were in Baltimore and had a big arbor of both white and...

Thanks again for all the replies!!! Excited to be here and trying my hand at something new....any recommendations for a really good kit??? There are so many and I am sure some have exactly what is needed while others give you stuff that is "filler". I would like to get a kit that has the things...

First batch is in it's infancy....just picked 5 pounds of wild blackberries!!! They are lightly washed and in the freezer awaiting the recipe. Thanks to everyone for the kind replies!!!!

Thanks for the info and replies...I thought there must be a reason...seeds break open and may cause a taste I don't necessarily want, or one that wont help the end result.

Interested in trying some blackberry wine. There is a ton of wild ones that are ripe right now. I have looked at a bunch of youtube videos and I notice that they all just add the whole berries and kind of stir them around some...it appears when they strain it that for the most part the berries...

Hello from southern Maryland!!!! New to this wine making thing and have some questions before I ruin my first batch!!!! Thanks in advance to all with any info.