None of my 'in person' friends make wine, but I'm excited to share with someone. I started six gallons of blueberry this weekend and it was bubbling away nicely when I left for work! Here's the recipe that I'm using. The SG starting out was 1.083
Makes six gallons of blueberry in two buckets
1. 24 lbs. blueberries in nylon bags & crush & cover
2. boil 1.75 quarts water w/2.5 pounds sugar (6X)
3. pour mixture over berries to set color (3X per bucket)
4. pour 12 quarts ice water over berries
5. add acid (12 tsp)
6. add tannin (3/4 tsp)
7. add yeast nutrient (6 tsp)
8. Cool to ~75 degrees
9. Add crushed Campden (6 tabs)
10. Cover & fit with airlock (Time Complete ______)
11. Wait 12 hours (Time Complete ______)
12. Add pectic enzyme (3 tsp)
13. Check PA (max 1.085) (SG Value ________)
14. Cover & fit with airlock (Time Complete ______)
15. Wait 12 hours (Time Complete ______)
16. Add yeast starter
17. Stir daily, wait 2 weeks
18. Remove berry bags, do NOT squeeze
19. Let sediment settle
20. Rack into secondary
21. Store in darkness
22. Wait 2 months (Time Complete ______)
23. Rack into clean secondary
24. Wait 2 months
25. Check PA (Time Complete ______)
26. Degas, stabilize, & sweeten (12-36 oz sugar in boiled water)
27. Bottle (Time Complete ______)
28. Age in darkness for 12 months (Time Complete ______)
Makes six gallons of blueberry in two buckets
1. 24 lbs. blueberries in nylon bags & crush & cover
2. boil 1.75 quarts water w/2.5 pounds sugar (6X)
3. pour mixture over berries to set color (3X per bucket)
4. pour 12 quarts ice water over berries
5. add acid (12 tsp)
6. add tannin (3/4 tsp)
7. add yeast nutrient (6 tsp)
8. Cool to ~75 degrees
9. Add crushed Campden (6 tabs)
10. Cover & fit with airlock (Time Complete ______)
11. Wait 12 hours (Time Complete ______)
12. Add pectic enzyme (3 tsp)
13. Check PA (max 1.085) (SG Value ________)
14. Cover & fit with airlock (Time Complete ______)
15. Wait 12 hours (Time Complete ______)
16. Add yeast starter
17. Stir daily, wait 2 weeks
18. Remove berry bags, do NOT squeeze
19. Let sediment settle
20. Rack into secondary
21. Store in darkness
22. Wait 2 months (Time Complete ______)
23. Rack into clean secondary
24. Wait 2 months
25. Check PA (Time Complete ______)
26. Degas, stabilize, & sweeten (12-36 oz sugar in boiled water)
27. Bottle (Time Complete ______)
28. Age in darkness for 12 months (Time Complete ______)