FYI - This months Winemaker Magazine

[vcasey]

A lot of us have started making fruit wines the past month or so. Wine Maker magazine has an article and recipes on berry wines and another on choosing fruit wine yeasts. Hey tepe there is even one about choosing yeast for MLF.
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[Tom]

Yep I read it. Thanks

 

[pelican]

You guys got yours already!?! I better go check the mail!!!

 

[grapeman]

So is that the June/July issue? I didn't see that it the April/May issue. I always seem to get mine a bit later!

 

[vcasey]

June-July issue. I just got it this week.
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[grapeman]

That figures. The magazine is headquartered across the lake in Vermont, but I get it last

Probably pubished in Ca and shipped by slow boat to Timbuktu.

 

[uavwmn]

Tepe, I was reading these 1 gallon recipes in the magazine. Jack Keller mentions racking 2 or 3 times on some of these fruit wines and then "top them off". What do you top these off with? Water?

 

[Tom]

Ahh.. Good question. The "trick" is to make maybe 1 1/2 gal. After fermentation transfer to a 1 gallon and a 1.5 ltr bottle which you use to 'TOP OFF" with. Remember you get alot of lees you will leave behind.
Or, if you make a f-pac you will need more space.

 

[uavwmn]

Appleman, I seem to live close to timbuktu. hahahaha Mine came yesterday.

 

[uavwmn]

Tepe, I was thinking the same thing. Just wanted to make sure I was on the right track.


They are some pretty nice recipes.

 

[Tom]

Tepe, I was thinking the same thing. Just wanted to make sure I was on the right track.


They are some pretty nice recipes.

Yep but remember, always check the recipe with your hydrometer. If you like alot of body / flavor / sweetness adjust accordingly

 

[vcasey]

Ahh.. Good question. The "trick" is to make maybe 1 1/2 gal. After fermentation transfer to a 1 gallon and a 1.5 ltr bottle which you use to 'TOP OFF" with. Remember you get alot of lees you will leave behind.</font>
Or, if you make a f-pac you will need more space.</font>

Yep it is as simple as that - make a bit extra. I make 1 gallon recipes all the time and the trick is to make 1 1/2 gallons. The challenge is when you get those fruit that have an excessive amount of lees such as mango, papaya, and pineapple. The next time I make a mango wine I plan on juicing the fruit (not steam juicing) and see if maybe I can reduce the fall out. Also I make my f-pac at the same time I put the wine together and use those little single serving juice bottles.
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[uavwmn]

That is a good idea!! I will remember that.

 

[pelican]

Still waiting on my issue...so Appleman you may live in Timbuktu but we're back of the beyond or something up here in MN. Uavwmn, did you get your issue yet?? Geez... I have the worst zip code...

On the fruit wines I always make up 'extra' - never start with exactly 1 gallon in the primary - and put the extra in a sidebottle for topping up. I'll also start with a 4 litre jug and then rack down to 1 gallon jug.

And, for steamer juicers vs. whole fruit, you do get less volume losses with steamed juice when racking!!

 

[pelican]

PS - got my magazine today! Whoo hoo!

 

[uavwmn]

Pelican, see, your zip code isn't THAT bad!!! hahaha

 

[grapeman]

Still waiting.....................................................................................................................................................................
and waiting..........................................................................................
and waiting...........................................................................................


maybe my postal carrier isn't done reading it yet!

 

[grapeman]

*****UPDATE****** *****UPDATE****** *****UPDATE******


The slow boat to my place arrived Wenesday of this week. The waters must have been rough on the lake making the trip more difficult!


I don't know what took it so long.....................................................................................................................................................................