Blue- Black Elder mix

[Berrywine]

Been wanting to do a blackberry or blueberry and elderberry mix. Anybody try it? Wadda ya think about it?


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[MedPretzel]

Although I've never tried it, I think it would be great. I think blackberry/elderberry sounds better to me. I would make it a heavy-bodied wine.

 

[Hippie]

Yes, I have some in bottles with honey. Nasty stuff. I should have left out the honey. Actually it is a blend of blackberry wine, elderberry wine, and mead. The mead is the only mead I have ever made and it was very nasty. I thought I could help it by blending it with the blackberry/elderberry blend. I should have thrown it out. The blackberry/elderberry blend was very good and would have aged well.

 

[Berrywine]

Cool! I think that one is on my " short list" of wines to make. I like both so I figured they would go good together.


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[Hippie]

The blackberry was kinda tart and lacked much body. The elderberry was kinda bland but had plenty of tannin and alcohol. The blend was a natural fit and then I ruined it with the mead. I am hoping it is getting better with aging.

 

[Berrywine]

How long has it been bottled?


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[Hippie]

2 years. Still not very good, but better.

 

[Berrywine]

the mix is well underway, will probably move to secondary in a day or so. smells and looks great so far.


just a tasty experiment- hopefully!

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[Hippie]

Photos! We need photos!

 

[Berrywine]

its a bit fuzzy but here ya go berry

 

[Hippie]

Wow!

Great color! I bet that will be good wine.

 

[Berrywine]

thanks CW


i hope it turns out like it has started out. 71b on all my berry wines! not a problem yet and always fruity.


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[Hippie]

I hear ya, and I concur. I like that yeast.

 

[Berrywine]

here it is 2 nite

 

[Berrywine]

my camera sucks

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[AAASTINKIE]

Thanks for the picture, it made me realize what I can use to keep my spare wine in, smaller glass jugs, just get the right size stopper.

 

[Berrywine]

Ilookforall kinds of glass jugs of different sizes just for that very reason. the small one is a ½ gallon jug that had pure unconcentrated apple juice in it from wal-mart, but they put it all in plastic now.

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[PolishWineP]

Every time we travel we check the grocery stores for drinks in glass jars! Always thinking about wine. From single serving juice bottles to gallon jugs, we save them all.

 

[Berrywine]

yes mam, that's me to the T!


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[Maui Joe]

Another good bottle is from the "Arizona" brand juice and teas that a #7 bung fits very nice in...it will hold 20 ozs. Also health food stores still carry alot of glass bottled juices as well.