skiboarder72
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So I started my first fruit wine a few days ago. Found some very sweet strawberries on sale and decided to take the dive into fruit wines. I stopped by my local wine making store, picked up some extra chemicals, a 2gal primary, and a 1 gal glass carboy.
I'm starting a 1 gallon batch.
Added 3lbs of fresh strawberries, chopped and deleaved
1/2tsp pectic enzyme
1tsp acid blend
1 campden tablet
2.5lbs of sugar (sg 1.10)
Tap water up to a little over 1gal
I added the strawberries, pectic enzyme, acid blend, and crushed campden, and just enough water to cover the strawberries (which are in a grain bag). Let that sit overnight. I guess the higher concentration of pectic enzyme helps breakdown the fruit? Then the next day added sugar, and EC1118 yeast. It's fermenting away now at a decent rate after I punch down the fruit. Hope it turns out good!
Anyone have any tips or suggestions?
![20100227_strawberry_wine_0014.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6f7/6f7d2b4d7d456f6ed361efaf9368d3c4.jpg)
I'm starting a 1 gallon batch.
Added 3lbs of fresh strawberries, chopped and deleaved
1/2tsp pectic enzyme
1tsp acid blend
1 campden tablet
2.5lbs of sugar (sg 1.10)
Tap water up to a little over 1gal
I added the strawberries, pectic enzyme, acid blend, and crushed campden, and just enough water to cover the strawberries (which are in a grain bag). Let that sit overnight. I guess the higher concentration of pectic enzyme helps breakdown the fruit? Then the next day added sugar, and EC1118 yeast. It's fermenting away now at a decent rate after I punch down the fruit. Hope it turns out good!
![20100227_strawberry_wine_0016.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/55c/55c7d0ca4e8ccdcd4e2c500c98c57c43.jpg)
![20100227_strawberry_wine_0017.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9e8/9e837c266211ebdb74234664175d2990.jpg)
![20100227_strawberry_wine_0020.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/13e/13e0d3f3e6e65e269cfd2203a74a9176.jpg)
![20100228_strawberry_wine_0003.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/dd9/dd98151dd06bf3d31df044cabc8f022a.jpg)
![20100228_strawberry_wine_0004.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fd1/fd1bb2ecba67d4453c2b674a07ec11be.jpg)
Anyone have any tips or suggestions?