Blueberry Pomegranate

[UBB]

So I finally started this last night after racking my apple wine into glass since I had a mess going anyway.

Here is the recipe I went with:

18 cans of Old Orchard frozen concentrate + water to 6gal
1 1/2 tsp of tannin
3 tsp of Energizer
3 tsp of Nutrient
3 tsp of Pectic Enzyme
original S.G. measured at 1.046. Added 5.75lbs of sugar to a S.G. of 1.082
PH measured at 3.28
Yeast used was RedStar Premier Cuvee

was bubbling away this morning. Smells real good and if it turns out as good as the Cranberry I made in this style I'll be very happy.

 

[Julie]

Oh I think it will. This is turning into one of my favorite fruit wines. The only other thing I would suggest to test your acid. I don't know for sure, I don't have my notes handy but I think the acid was on the high side.

Also, I backsweeten with a couple of cans of blue/pom as well.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Definitely back sweeten with a few cans of the concentrate. It will enhance the flavor even more.

I'll back sweeten a little for a semi dry and after I bottle 10-12 ill sweeten a little more for 2 different wines.

The concentrates are great as a wine or as a base for others as jalapeño.

 

[jangel]

This is my favorite to make and drink. I mix the pom blueberry with pure pom juice and back sweeten with the pure pom.

 

[saramc]

I cannot find the frozen concentrate of BluePom in my area, and I caught an area grocery with the OceanSpray 100% blue pom for under $3/gallon and I bought every container they had. The downside: my of-age son and his friends raided my juice stash and drank half of what I purchased. They found it blended well with vodka (and the girls were quite happy!). I guess it could have been worse if they raided my wine stash--they have a fondness for peach port (which I have hidden). Finally last week, another store actually had the same BluePom in stock (never carried it before) and I was able to purchase replacements. Cannot wait to get this started, just waiting on a carboy--which means, I really should bottle something...goodness knows I have stuff ready.

 

[Julie]

I cannot find the frozen concentrate of BluePom in my area, and I caught an area grocery with the OceanSpray 100% blue pom for under $3/gallon and I bought every container they had. The downside: my of-age son and his friends raided my juice stash and drank half of what I purchased. They found it blended well with vodka (and the girls were quite happy!). I guess it could have been worse if they raided my wine stash--they have a fondness for peach port (which I have hidden). Finally last week, another store actually had the same BluePom in stock (never carried it before) and I was able to purchase replacements. Cannot wait to get this started, just waiting on a carboy--which means, I really should bottle something...goodness knows I have stuff ready.

Sara, my first blue/pom came from OceanSpray and to be honest I liked it better than the concentrate blue/pom. You are going to like this wine, that is if you can keep the boys away from it

 

[UBB]

Racked to glass this morning. Interesting color.

 

[djrockinsteve]

All of these have a great color. As it clears some color will disappear but become sharp and clear. Just added 2 cans to my 3 1/2 gallons of pomegranate cranberry. Gravity became 1.020 but isn't too sweet. Good chilled

 

[Dend78]

almost looks like dragons blood with the sorbate addition, looks great!

 

[Rowdy]

i see you have 3 cans per gallon would you then add 1 per gallon as an fpack totaling 4 cans per gallon?

 

[djrockinsteve]

Those cans are mostly sugar. I think I checked the juice from one and it was 1.060

You probably only need one or two cans to back sweeten a five gallon batch.

Use the Pearson square formula if you know what gravity you like. Go slow as you can always add more but not remove.

 

[dralarms]

I bottled my second batch of blueberry pomagranite a couple days ago. Had 1 bottle that I poured the bottom of the carboy into a bottle and t had some dust in the bottom so I sat it on a shelf to settle and tonight I opened it. All I can say is WOW. I thought my first attempt was good but compared to this it was just alright.

 

[UBB]

I bottled my second batch of blueberry pomagranite a couple days ago. Had 1 bottle that I poured the bottom of the carboy into a bottle and t had some dust in the bottom so I sat it on a shelf to settle and tonight I opened it. All I can say is WOW. I thought my first attempt was good but compared to this it was just alright.

How long did you age it before bottling?

 

[dralarms]

Just long enough to clear. I age mine in the bottle.

 

[UBB]

Just long enough to clear. I age mine in the bottle.

So how long do you age it before you open a bottle?

 

[dralarms]

So how long do you age it before you open a bottle?

It depends. This is my first year and I've let some age 2 to 3 months and the longest so far is 7 months. I am letting it age more now that I've built up a stockpile .

The blueberry pom. is drinkable at 4 months but the flavor really starts to come out at 6.