NorthernWinos
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Started a batch of STRAWBERRY/RED GRAPE WINE 3 days ago....I use pretty much the same recipe as the Raspberry/Red Grape Wine I started last week...
RECIPE
OCT 12th
11 QUARTS STRAWBERRY JUICE..[ABOUT 24 POUNDS...STEAM EXTRACTED]S.G. 1030
[IT GETS ALOT OF STEAM VAPORS FROM THE JUICER, SO IT GETS A BIT DELUTED...BUT YOUR GOING TO ADD WATER ANYWAY]
2 1/2 BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE [S.G.1060]
6 TSP ACID BLEND
3 TSP. PEPTIC ENZYME
4 TEASPOON LIQUID TANNIN
8 1/2 POUNDS SUGAR
6 CAMPDEN TABLETS
WATER TO 6 1/2 GALLONS....[S.G. 1095]
OCT. 13th
6 TSP. YEAST NUTRIENT
3 TSP. YEAST ENERGIZER
2 PKG. LALVIN RC- 212
THIS YEAST TOOK OFF LIKE CRAZY...SUCH A STRONG BUBBLY FERMENTAION....DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD A WINE START SO FAST AND VIGOROUS......HOPE THIS YEAST WORKS OUT....ALWAYS NERVOUS TO TRY SOMETHING NEW...
THE HOUSE SMELLS AWESOME...FIRST YEASTY, THEN SWEET AS STRAWBERRIES....TONIGHT IT IS STARTING TO SMELL LIKE WINE ALREADY....
GOING TO TRY A FEW TOASTED OAK CHIPS IN THIS BATCH TOO....THE LAST BATCH WAS VERY NICE, SO WILL SEE IF THE DIFFERENT YEAST AND OAK MAKES IT EVEN BETTER...
SO MANY SONGS ARE WRITEN ABOUT STRAWBERRY WINE....IT IS TRUELY GREAT...WE LIKE A DRY RED WINE...WITH A HINT OF FRUIT
WILL UPDATE LATER....
Edited by: Northern Winos
RECIPE
OCT 12th
11 QUARTS STRAWBERRY JUICE..[ABOUT 24 POUNDS...STEAM EXTRACTED]S.G. 1030
[IT GETS ALOT OF STEAM VAPORS FROM THE JUICER, SO IT GETS A BIT DELUTED...BUT YOUR GOING TO ADD WATER ANYWAY]
2 1/2 BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE [S.G.1060]
6 TSP ACID BLEND
3 TSP. PEPTIC ENZYME
4 TEASPOON LIQUID TANNIN
8 1/2 POUNDS SUGAR
6 CAMPDEN TABLETS
WATER TO 6 1/2 GALLONS....[S.G. 1095]
OCT. 13th
6 TSP. YEAST NUTRIENT
3 TSP. YEAST ENERGIZER
2 PKG. LALVIN RC- 212
THIS YEAST TOOK OFF LIKE CRAZY...SUCH A STRONG BUBBLY FERMENTAION....DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD A WINE START SO FAST AND VIGOROUS......HOPE THIS YEAST WORKS OUT....ALWAYS NERVOUS TO TRY SOMETHING NEW...
THE HOUSE SMELLS AWESOME...FIRST YEASTY, THEN SWEET AS STRAWBERRIES....TONIGHT IT IS STARTING TO SMELL LIKE WINE ALREADY....
GOING TO TRY A FEW TOASTED OAK CHIPS IN THIS BATCH TOO....THE LAST BATCH WAS VERY NICE, SO WILL SEE IF THE DIFFERENT YEAST AND OAK MAKES IT EVEN BETTER...
SO MANY SONGS ARE WRITEN ABOUT STRAWBERRY WINE....IT IS TRUELY GREAT...WE LIKE A DRY RED WINE...WITH A HINT OF FRUIT
WILL UPDATE LATER....
Edited by: Northern Winos