#18 2024-11-24 Wild Blueberry
~ Blue Moon
~ primary 1.5gal jar (1gal recipe)
~ Wymans frozen Wild Blueberry 3lbs
~ sugar from juice 57g
~ sugar 4c on fruit, 1c during prep, will back step in secondary
~ ab 2tsp
~ pe 1/2tsp
~ ye 1tsp
~ tea 1/4c black tea
~ IG 10%
~ yeast pitch 2024-11-25 ~ lavlin EC-1118
~ first fermentation 5 days - complete
~ rack 1 2024-11-29 - complete
~ stabilize 1 camden 2025-01-18 - complete
~ stabilize 2 ps 2025-01-26 - complete
~ stabilizing - complete
~ backsweeten/bottle 2025-01-26 - complete
~ notes
~~~ 2025-01-04 Still fermenting beautifully, leave in jar, no rack, wait
~~~ 2024-11-24 really wanted to make my first blueberry really good... today, mashed the wild blueberries, add to primary with water. Took gravity, 7%. Is this because I added the sugar to the fruit last night--bad mixing? Added more water than usual to account for 3lbs blueberry must and two weights. And added 1c sugar syrup bring gravity up to 10% or so... backstep backstep.
Don't think I'll do that again, need an accurate gravity reading, sugar syrup + macerated fruit or
~~~ 2024-11-23 Weighed out 3lbs of wild blueberries tonight, begin prep for #18. Had an idea how to prep the berries and then saw a video from diy fermentation confirming my plan. All 3lbs into large bowl, pour in 4c of white sugar. Mix it up, seal and refrigerate over night.
~~~ 2024-11-20 will be first recipe to use both fruit and juice and 1c black tea for tannins. searching recipes and found this... uses blueberries AND blueberry juice...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bjbXwUysMQ8
~~~ 2024-11-20 difficult to find this juice from OO
~~~ 2024-11-20 wow, so experience with fruit in muslin. assume wine will be better than just using concentrate but can't tell for 6-9 months. 3lbs frozen blueberries? Muslin bag with fruit or do i make a puree?
#18 2024-11-24 Wild Blueberries
