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I was expecting to get about 20# of blueberries this week and I wasn't expecting to see them until about friday. Well my pops stoped by today and there in his trucks back seat was 20# of BLACKBERRIES, my jaw hit the ground. Here I am expecting to make some blueberry wine and only 1# of blueberries show up (he decided to keep most of the blueberries) but surprise there is blackberries. So this is what I am thinking,
20# blackberries being froze now, will give them a couple of days to get frozen then take the out and wash them and put them in the fruit bag. Mash them up in the bag real good add enough boiling water to kill off any unwated things. Let it cool and take a SG reading, and add petic enzyme and let it sit 24-48 hours. While I am waiting I will get enough water guestimate to make up a full 2 gallons + a little and get the yeast going. I will add the starter to the mix after the waiting period and take another quick SG to see that I am where I want to be, somewhere around 1.08-1.09 is what I will be shooting for.
Oh I will get an acid reading as well since I now have a test kit. I am assuming that it should be around the same as what the blueberries should be, .55-.65?
Is there something that I am missing, Remember before you add k-meta to the list that I don't use it.
20# blackberries being froze now, will give them a couple of days to get frozen then take the out and wash them and put them in the fruit bag. Mash them up in the bag real good add enough boiling water to kill off any unwated things. Let it cool and take a SG reading, and add petic enzyme and let it sit 24-48 hours. While I am waiting I will get enough water guestimate to make up a full 2 gallons + a little and get the yeast going. I will add the starter to the mix after the waiting period and take another quick SG to see that I am where I want to be, somewhere around 1.08-1.09 is what I will be shooting for.
Oh I will get an acid reading as well since I now have a test kit. I am assuming that it should be around the same as what the blueberries should be, .55-.65?
Is there something that I am missing, Remember before you add k-meta to the list that I don't use it.