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I will be tasting, Thanks again Jeff

Thank you very much Julie. I appreciate your succinct answer. It has given me a great starting point. Have you ever used oak during secondary fermentation? Especially in a wine other than a kit? I'm just wondering if this 3-4 week period might be an opportune time for some chips or cubes...

Hi Julie, I know that taste is subjective, but about how long do you leave the oak in your blackberry jam wine? Are you using cubes or chips? Are you oaking during secondary fermentation, during bulk aging, or after stabilization if needed? Thanks for your advice Jeff

Dave I only made two gallons, and was thinking of oaking one in the secondary after first racking. What do you think about the amount of chips I might use?

Dawg, I pick the wild ones every year if the berries make. The thought of them made me decide to make the blackberry jam wine. I've only seen two bears in the last 10 years or so and smelled one while watching the grass and plants springing up from where it was bedded.

I guess I was referring to when I said "mature a little quicker" was"taste better sooner". Do you think oaking after the initial rack from the primary would be a good idea? I'm trying to make a good wine quicker. I was wondering if a small amount at this stage until the next racking would be a...

This is the recipe I'm talking about. Make sure you check the S.G. before adding sugar. Mine did not require the entire pound. According to calculations using the sugar listed on the jam the starting S.G. would have been 1.058 with just the jam. My measured S.G. with just the jam was 1.068 so I...

Thanks, I'm just trying to get this jam wine to mature a little quicker by using some oak. I guess I will wait until after second racking to use some chips. I made wine with my father from about 1965 to about 1990 and we had lots of carboys and a few barrels with a little 100 vine vineyard and...

saloco, did you mean .5 oz per gallon? I've made and oaked wine before years ago, but never a jam wine, specifically this one. Thanks for your comment.

Hi, I started a 2 gallon batch of Walmart Blackberry Preserves wine yesterday using a recipe I found on this site posted by Julie. If I were to use medium toast French or American oak chips, how much should I use and for how long if I put them in the secondary after initial fermentation? Thanks...