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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ohio Bob" data-source="post: 819830" data-attributes="member: 49971">I pick wild blackberries at the back of the property by hanging a 2quart zip lock freezer container around my neck, one hand is leather gloved to move branches, the non-gloved hand picks the berries. When it starts to get heavy I dump them in a larger bowl. Each days harvest is water rinsed and goes in the freezer in 1 quart ziplock containers (for easy stacking).Regarding your recipes, I try to avoid adding any water other than used to boil sugar. Adding water just to fill the carboy is just diluting the must. I get 5-8 pounds of berries per gallon, this number is gallons after primary fermentation once the pumice has been removed. I use this number to plan for carboy sizes, etc.</blockquote>

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