Jericurl
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I think I've decided I want to make a 1 gallon batch of experimental wine every month.
That way I can continue to learn, but not have massive amounts of wine around.
There are only two of us in the house and it's small, only about 1000 sq ft, so space is at a premium.
This month's experimental batch is Cranberry Chocolate.
Right now I have it simmering on my stove.
So far:
1 gal cranberry juice
4 oz cocoa bits
2 cans grape/cranberry concentrate, plus a bit of water to rinse out containers
1 cup Hershey’s special dark cocoa
I plan on pouring it all in the bucket, letting it cool down, then measuring SG, adding sugar, nutrient, bentonite, tannin, etc.
I can't decide if adding one habanero pepper would add another layer of pizzazz or if I should just leave it cran/choc.
eta: This stuff tastes good. Really, really good...
eta: Ok, this is the final recipe and yeast has been pitched.
1 gal craberry juice
4 oz crushed cocoa bits
2 cans grape/cranberry concentrate
1 cup Hershey’s special dark cocoa
1 tsp tannin
1 tsp yeast energizer
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp pectic enzyme
1/2 habanero pepper
1 campden tablet
2 lbs sugar
SG @ 1.12
pitched Lavlin EC 1118 on 11/12/13
That way I can continue to learn, but not have massive amounts of wine around.
There are only two of us in the house and it's small, only about 1000 sq ft, so space is at a premium.
This month's experimental batch is Cranberry Chocolate.
Right now I have it simmering on my stove.
So far:
1 gal cranberry juice
4 oz cocoa bits
2 cans grape/cranberry concentrate, plus a bit of water to rinse out containers
1 cup Hershey’s special dark cocoa
I plan on pouring it all in the bucket, letting it cool down, then measuring SG, adding sugar, nutrient, bentonite, tannin, etc.
I can't decide if adding one habanero pepper would add another layer of pizzazz or if I should just leave it cran/choc.
eta: This stuff tastes good. Really, really good...
eta: Ok, this is the final recipe and yeast has been pitched.
1 gal craberry juice
4 oz crushed cocoa bits
2 cans grape/cranberry concentrate
1 cup Hershey’s special dark cocoa
1 tsp tannin
1 tsp yeast energizer
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp pectic enzyme
1/2 habanero pepper
1 campden tablet
2 lbs sugar
SG @ 1.12
pitched Lavlin EC 1118 on 11/12/13
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