Strawberries through a Juicer

[Gelu Liber]

I have about 50 lbs or more of strawberries

and was wondering if it would be bad to usea mechanical juicer on them.


Also, I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for a rich strawberry wine.

 

[vcasey]

I'm sure someone else will follow with a recipe. But you can juice the strawberries in some juicers. You should check to see if your juicer will juice strawberries and be ready to clean between every few batches.
VC

 

[Tom]

I have about 50 lbs or more of strawberries

and was wondering if it would be bad to usea mechanical juicer on them.


Also, I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for a rich strawberry wine.

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<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">For 6 gallon batch<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">30 lbs fresh Strawberries<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Start with 5+ gallons of water<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Wash fruit / remove stem<O></O>[/B]

<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Add 6 Campton tablets<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Add enough sugar (15#) to bring OG to 1.085 - 1.095[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Add Bentonite<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Add Pectic enzyme3tsp
Wait 24 -48 hours <O></O>

<O></O>[/B]<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Yeast Nutrient<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Yeast = Cote des Blancs<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ck TA<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Wait till gravity gets to 1.015<O></O>[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Transfer to secondary-- when dry Degas then add potassium metabisulfite 1/4tsp and sorbate 3tsp mix wellthen add clearing agents



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<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Wait 2 monthsand rack,degas again[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Rackevery month till clear.[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">You may want to make a f-pac and backsweeten to YOUR taste.[/B]
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">PS; You might want to split the strawberry in 2 buckets using 2 -5 gallon paint straining bags[/B]

 

[IQwine]

thx for the recipe , tepe !!
is there a kmeta substitute for Campton??
what would be an equivalent per tablet? or are all different???

 

[Tom]

Campton tabs and Potassiom Metibisulfite (powder)are the same. you need 1 tab per gallon vs 1/4tsp for 6 gallons for fining. Powder is chaeper and easier to measure and can be used for sanitizing.
Buy it by the pound for best deal

 

[IQwine]

great... not fun crushing the tablets

 

[gaudet]

1/4 tsp k-meta will get you 3-4 months of protection under airlock for bulk aging.