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Fruit Fears Me
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What to do, what to do...MAKE WINE, of course! With 50lbs of these babies, I can make many varieties...any suggestions?
Scuppernogs are a variety of muscadines. There are 40+ vareities of muscadines, all having a somewhat different character.
With 50#'s you can make a very flavorful 6gal batch of wine. Freeze them for about a week if they haven't already been frozen (I'm sure they have as the season has been over for 3 months). Thaw and mash as best you can (reserve 1/2gal juice for back sweetening) and place in a 10gal primary. Add 2 3/4 gals water, 8# sugar, (try to achieve a 1.085-1.090 S.G.) 1/4tsp K-meta. Wait 24hrs and add 5tsp. yeast nutrient and pitch yeast starter (I use 71-B). Proceed as with any other wine and use the reserved juice to back sweeten when completed. Sit back and enjoy.
Oh yeah, You stink! Getting 50 lbs of free Muscadines. My free source got wiped out by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I can't find freebies anymore and the Farmer's Markets around here want WAY too much for them here. I think they were like $3.99 a pound this year.
Last week a friend wanted to get rid of some blackberries cause he needed room in the freezer and asked if I'd like them. I ended up with 21gals or about 85#'s. I now have blackberry wine on the go.
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