ShepherdQ
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I just bottled my latest (3rd) batch of DB, and with this one I didn't back sweeten with honey or sugar. Instead I made a compote out of the same berry mix I used in the primary and added it during stabilization.
It hasn't worked quite as well as I'd hoped. This batch is very dry and tart, and while I don't mind it my wife won't touch it. When I was boiling the berry mix I got a nice sweet berry smell for the first 20 mins, but after that when I checked it smelled a bit sour and tart, and I stopped at 25 mins. Did I just over do the compote or do you normally still have to add another kind of sugar when sweetening with berries?
Cheers,
Rob
It hasn't worked quite as well as I'd hoped. This batch is very dry and tart, and while I don't mind it my wife won't touch it. When I was boiling the berry mix I got a nice sweet berry smell for the first 20 mins, but after that when I checked it smelled a bit sour and tart, and I stopped at 25 mins. Did I just over do the compote or do you normally still have to add another kind of sugar when sweetening with berries?
Cheers,
Rob
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