Woodbee
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Howdy all. Up till this point I have only made white fruit wines Apples and pears. So having reds going is kind of a thrill to me. Following are some pictures of whats cooking out here on the great plains. The first four pics are of Elderberry. The first pair are a Mulled Elderberry. Good and clear ready to bottle.
The next two are a simple Elderberry. Also ready for the bottles. I may have used too many berries (16 lbs).Very very dark. Light just will not pass through. Even in a glass it is almost too dark. This batch has even been topped twice with water. Tastes good though.
Next is a batch of Blackberry. Only been racked once and is still doing a little fermenting. Using a vacum pump I pulled gas off for almost 10 mins.
Last is a batch of peach wine. Also still fermenting a little. I ran the pump on this bottle for almost 20 mins. Couldn't believe a bottle could contain that much co2. The Must had one third brown sugar so it is a little darker.
I am really enjoying the colors on this cold white winters day
![winecolor001.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e8f/e8f1e15c10448019d234253248d51148.jpg)
![winecolor002.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/99f/99fb8e5b95d96a241b8ff91bb62197a8.jpg)
The next two are a simple Elderberry. Also ready for the bottles. I may have used too many berries (16 lbs).Very very dark. Light just will not pass through. Even in a glass it is almost too dark. This batch has even been topped twice with water. Tastes good though.
![winecolor003.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/04f/04f029dce18bad694009264705e7604f.jpg)
![winecolor004.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2a3/2a397ef87f2eb553a86bc23fa0e681a2.jpg)
Next is a batch of Blackberry. Only been racked once and is still doing a little fermenting. Using a vacum pump I pulled gas off for almost 10 mins.
![winecolor005.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/58e/58e3efc202e626c8522545d832598594.jpg)
![winecolor006.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/739/7398ecf044692c27bc17661d669af45b.jpg)
Last is a batch of peach wine. Also still fermenting a little. I ran the pump on this bottle for almost 20 mins. Couldn't believe a bottle could contain that much co2. The Must had one third brown sugar so it is a little darker.
![winecolor007.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/3e2/3e2a69d3ace8d294d8296e8142f82c7a.jpg)
![winecolor008.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a1f/a1f1b6f593f7640bd0a162f24faaa9dd.jpg)
I am really enjoying the colors on this cold white winters day