so i am on my 7th kit wine and since its cherry season and i have a huge bing cherry tree on my property i decided to try to make some cherry wine
here is what i have done so far
picked, destemmed, washed 18# ripe bing cherries
put them in the primary bucket, crushed gently not to break stones, added water up to 3 galons.
added 3 campton tablets.
2 1/4 pectine enzime.
let sit for 2 days
i strained (spun) out the skins and stones with a centralfugal juicer, again did not break any stones. thought this was a more efficient process than hand squeezing. but they are still kind of jucy and not dry.
i then added aprox 8 cups of sugar till the SG read 1.090 or 22 Brix
added 3 tsp of yeast nutrient.
the juice looks good and is in the primary. waiting another day to pitch yeast.
questions
1) does this look good?
2) should i add some skins to the primary in a bag?
3) what yeast (going to store tomorrow to get)?
4) i added sugar directly to the juice, didnt dissolve it in boiling water, did i mess this up? should i continue? i serilized everything that touched the juice.
thanks for any help
i dont know how to test acid yet but willing to learn
going to check the Ph tomorrow when my friend lets me borrow her ph meeter.
here is what i have done so far
picked, destemmed, washed 18# ripe bing cherries
put them in the primary bucket, crushed gently not to break stones, added water up to 3 galons.
added 3 campton tablets.
2 1/4 pectine enzime.
let sit for 2 days
i strained (spun) out the skins and stones with a centralfugal juicer, again did not break any stones. thought this was a more efficient process than hand squeezing. but they are still kind of jucy and not dry.
i then added aprox 8 cups of sugar till the SG read 1.090 or 22 Brix
added 3 tsp of yeast nutrient.
the juice looks good and is in the primary. waiting another day to pitch yeast.
questions
1) does this look good?
2) should i add some skins to the primary in a bag?
3) what yeast (going to store tomorrow to get)?
4) i added sugar directly to the juice, didnt dissolve it in boiling water, did i mess this up? should i continue? i serilized everything that touched the juice.
thanks for any help
i dont know how to test acid yet but willing to learn
going to check the Ph tomorrow when my friend lets me borrow her ph meeter.