#15 2024-11-16 Frozen Blackberries/Blended Berries
~ Xanadu
~ primary 1.5gal jar (1gal recipe)
~ frozen blackberries (2lbs), frozen blended berries (1lb)
~ sugar from juice 84g
~ sugar 2c mashing fruit... so far +2c +more later, almost 1c 11/23
~ ab 2tsp ~ pe 1/2tsp ~ ye 1tsp
~ IG 12%
~ yeast pitch 2024-11-17 ~ lavlin 71b
~ first fermentation 7 days - complete
~ rack 1 2024-11-23 - complete
~ backstep 1 2024-11-23 - 1c
~ second fermentation 31 days - complete
~ rack 2 2024-12-23 - complete
~ stabilize 1 camden 2025-01-26 - complete
~ stabilize 2 ps 2025-02-02 - complete
~ stabilizing - complete
~ backsweeten/bottle 2025-02-02 - complete
~ notes
~~~ 2024-11-23 had to rack to get this fruit tannin out... almost 1c sugar added, it's weak, will need to continue stepping this. ahh it's bubbling now... deep purple-red color, opaque.
~~~ 2024-11-21 tip... After a week lift out the straining bag with the pulp and allow to drain as much as possible, avoid squeezing the bag. that's 7 days from pitch. leaving it in too long adds to many tannins from berry skin.
~~~ 2024-11-16 Using up these frozen blackberries, blended have some strawberries plus raspberries and more blackberries. Low sugar so I'll need to back step this with sugar to raise abv to 14%. Second time using a muslin bag, messy, we'll see of the wine is so much better...
#15 2024-11-16 Frozen Blackberries/Blended Berries
