I ordered somestuff from Morewine (d254 yeast, opti-red, etc) and will be getting them tomorrow.
My plan is to buy the frozen strawberries at Costco (6lbs. bag for $8.99).
I haven't decided if a 3gal or 5gal batch yet.
I am trying to time this right due to the shipping of some ingredients coming tomorrow..
I'm thinking about getting the frozen berries this evening (4pm or so after work) and start to thaw them. I have pectic enzyme at home but not sure if I should wait for the berries to really soften up by tomorrow.
Since the Booster Rouge, Opti-Red and Lallzyme EX-V are added when the berries are soft/mashed/thawed, I am thinking that getting the frozen berries this evening will take the thawing process many hours to get them to room temperature so by the time they are thawed the above components will arrive tomorrow afternoon but then the yeast won't be pitched until Thursday, I could pitch in the morning to make it a 12-hour window after adding the ingredients.
In summary:
1-get frozen berries late this afternoon: open all bags and placed all berries in an open plastic bucket to start thawing. Add pectic enzyme now? how about sugar or wait until thawed?
2-tomorrow afternoon: when berries are soft add Booster Rouge, Opti-Red and Lallzyme EX-V and some sulfites (k-meta).
Take PH reading and adjust as needed using potassium bicarbonate I have at hand.
3-Thursday (morning?) hydrate D254 with ferm-k (what I have at hand) and then pitch......or do this in the afternoon about 24 hours after adding ingredients from step 2.
Thinking about putting all berries in strainer bags once thawed and ingredients added but before pitching yeast. I think I am buying 6 bags of frozen berries for a total of 36lbs for a 3gal batch.
..any suggestions please chime in....
..
My plan is to buy the frozen strawberries at Costco (6lbs. bag for $8.99).
I haven't decided if a 3gal or 5gal batch yet.
I am trying to time this right due to the shipping of some ingredients coming tomorrow..
I'm thinking about getting the frozen berries this evening (4pm or so after work) and start to thaw them. I have pectic enzyme at home but not sure if I should wait for the berries to really soften up by tomorrow.
Since the Booster Rouge, Opti-Red and Lallzyme EX-V are added when the berries are soft/mashed/thawed, I am thinking that getting the frozen berries this evening will take the thawing process many hours to get them to room temperature so by the time they are thawed the above components will arrive tomorrow afternoon but then the yeast won't be pitched until Thursday, I could pitch in the morning to make it a 12-hour window after adding the ingredients.
In summary:
1-get frozen berries late this afternoon: open all bags and placed all berries in an open plastic bucket to start thawing. Add pectic enzyme now? how about sugar or wait until thawed?
2-tomorrow afternoon: when berries are soft add Booster Rouge, Opti-Red and Lallzyme EX-V and some sulfites (k-meta).
Take PH reading and adjust as needed using potassium bicarbonate I have at hand.
3-Thursday (morning?) hydrate D254 with ferm-k (what I have at hand) and then pitch......or do this in the afternoon about 24 hours after adding ingredients from step 2.
Thinking about putting all berries in strainer bags once thawed and ingredients added but before pitching yeast. I think I am buying 6 bags of frozen berries for a total of 36lbs for a 3gal batch.
..any suggestions please chime in....
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