#9 2024-10-07 Blackberry Fruit
~ POPPA J
~ primary 1.5gal jar (1gal recipe)
~ 2lbs frozen blackberries
~ sugar from juice 54g
~ sugar 4.5c tot (1/4c on fruit
~ ab 2tsp ~ pe 1tsp ~ ye 1tsp
~ IG 13%
~ yeast pitch 2024-10-08 ~ red star premier classique
~ first fermentation 9 days - complete
~ rack 1 2024-10-16 - complete
~ backstep 1 2024-10-23 - 3/4c
~ second fermentation 8 days - complete
~ rack 2 2024-10-23 - complete
~ backsweeten/bottle 2024-11-03 - complete
~ notes
~~~ 2024-11-03 bottled today, 4 750ml. very dry even after backsweetening on 10/23.
~~~ 2024-10-26 beautiful color showing through sun on jar today.
~~~ 2024-10-23 juice:54g of sugar, found later needed lots of sugar... still bubbling... added 3/4c sugar, camden to stabilize. bitter, added lots of sugar. new 1.5g fermenter, muslin bag, weights, just messy prep, 100% juice much easier, off smell, add 1 tbsp sugar 10/11, test taste a deliciously dry 10/14
