Started the Melomel Tuesday night and have been extremely busy so Im a
little late withthe pic but here it is. I got 18 lbs from my parents
garden and bought 3 lbs from local grocer to have a total 21 lbs of
raspberries and man does it smell great althogh its really pushing the
bucket to the max. I used Red Star Montrachet as it is a good yeast for
fruit wines and doesnt foam much. I checked the acid today as I did not
have a recipe to go by and it was at the upper limits of the chart with
no acid added so Im glad I didnt add any in the beginning as I was
actually thinking of doing. There is also 15 lbs of honey which I
dissolved in hot water. I also added 3 cans of all natural raspberry
juice from a nature food store and will aslo pick up some more when it
is time to back-sweeten. 3 tsps of yeast nutrient and 3 tsps of yeast
energizer also went into the mix. I added the yeast last night and it
was going 4 hours later. Today its bubbling like a champ.
Edited by: wade
little late withthe pic but here it is. I got 18 lbs from my parents
garden and bought 3 lbs from local grocer to have a total 21 lbs of
raspberries and man does it smell great althogh its really pushing the
bucket to the max. I used Red Star Montrachet as it is a good yeast for
fruit wines and doesnt foam much. I checked the acid today as I did not
have a recipe to go by and it was at the upper limits of the chart with
no acid added so Im glad I didnt add any in the beginning as I was
actually thinking of doing. There is also 15 lbs of honey which I
dissolved in hot water. I also added 3 cans of all natural raspberry
juice from a nature food store and will aslo pick up some more when it
is time to back-sweeten. 3 tsps of yeast nutrient and 3 tsps of yeast
energizer also went into the mix. I added the yeast last night and it
was going 4 hours later. Today its bubbling like a champ.
Edited by: wade