hilltopwino
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A friend called and told me the concord grapes are ready to be picked. The problem is, I barely have enough time to pick them and clean them and I don't have enough empty carboys to start it yet.
So, not wanting to pass up free grapes( last year my wife and I picked 140 lbs) can they be frozen whole until I have free carboys or would I be better off processing them into juice and canning or freezing until I have more time?
Freezer space is at a premium right now with the pineapple for my next wine taking up a lot of room.
I do have a number of 5 gallon plastic water jugs (carboys from a water cooler). Would it be OK to use them as a secondary until the glass is free?
The only other option is that I buy more glass carboys (I know, you can never have too many, but my wife will probably disagree!)
So, what to do....
So, not wanting to pass up free grapes( last year my wife and I picked 140 lbs) can they be frozen whole until I have free carboys or would I be better off processing them into juice and canning or freezing until I have more time?
Freezer space is at a premium right now with the pineapple for my next wine taking up a lot of room.
I do have a number of 5 gallon plastic water jugs (carboys from a water cooler). Would it be OK to use them as a secondary until the glass is free?
The only other option is that I buy more glass carboys (I know, you can never have too many, but my wife will probably disagree!)
So, what to do....