Here we go again

[Duster]

you thinking what I'm thinking

 

[Julie]

Yes I am, let us know how it comes out.

 

[Duster]

by the way, I'm not sure if all the stores have them but Aldi has fresh blueberries for $0.99/pint

 

[TJsBasement]

you thinking what I'm thinking

Yep, your gonna a eat a crap load of blueberries with gobs of sugar on top but I don't get the bananas. I'm just kidding, guess I need to try a blueberry wine if everyone likes it so much.

How many pints you figure for how many gallons.

 

[btom2004]

Oh yeah...when I bunch of fruits start hanging out with some fine sugar and a bit of juice.... "Wine things may happen."™

Can you taste what the Duster is brewing?

 

[Neviawen]

Looks like a good time! LOL
The local farmers market is now selling 20 and 30 lb boxes of blueberries for a dollar a pound. We live in NJ though and there are blueberries everywhere.

 

[Duster]

Yeast Question, My notes below

ok, time to ask some opinions, this is where I am so far,

Jun 30, 2012

24 Pint Fresh Blueberries​

.5 lbs bananas​

3 t. Yeast Nutrient​

4 t. Yeast Energizer​

3 t. Pectic Enzyme​

1 t Tannin​

9 t. Acid Blend​

3 cans Frozen Red Grape Concentrate​

3.5 gallon Water​

1 lb Light Dry Malt​

16 cups Sugar (Inverted)​

Jul 01, 2012

1/4 t K-Meta​

Chop all Blueberries with blender and dump into large nylon bag
Peel and Slice the bananas and place in a nylon bag, Bring 1 gallon of water to a low boil and place the bananas into the water, allow to steep for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove bananas from water, squeeze the juice from them, and dump the water into the primary over the blueberries
Bring another gallon of water to a low boil, slowly stir in the light dry malt and the sugar, stir until all is dissolved. Turn heat down and allow to simmer for about an hour, watch for boil over.
Remove from heat and poor into primary over the blueberries.
Stir the hot must a few min, and dump the frozen grape concentrate into the primary along with 1.5 gallons of ice cold water.
Set aside and allow to cool.
After must has cooled, stir in the pectic enzyme, the nutrient, energizer, tannin, and acid blend.
Check SG and PH, adjust as necessary.

I am ready to make a yeast starter this afternoon, I have on hand Cots des Blancs and Premeir curvee. Which one would be best for a Blueberry wine?

1.082 SG​

3.4 PH​

80*F​

 

[Wade E]

Premier!!!!! Blueberry is problem-some already and Cotes Des Blanc is a slow starter. The nanners should help though!

 

[Geronimo]

My wife would probably tolerate me for another year if I could make a great blueberry wine. Price for BBs is WAY high up here in Minnesota these days.

 

[Duster]

My wife would probably tolerate me for another year if I could make a great blueberry wine. Price for BBs is WAY high up here in Minnesota these days.

I'm not sure if he has any left but JSWORDY was trading off some Blueberry http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f131/hoochmakers-lets-trade-31719/

 

[btom2004]

Your Ingredients List?
3 t. Yeast Nutrient
4 t. Yeast Nutrient
Hey Duster...I'm guessing one of these should be Yeast Energizer?

 

[Sammyk]

I did blueberry last year and will be ready for fpak and maybe some inverted sugar. I just put them in a strainer bag and the pectic enzyme did a number on them - they literally disintegrated in a few days. Using this years crop of blueberries for f-pak.

 

[Duster]

Your Ingredients List?
3 t. Yeast Nutrient
4 t. Yeast Nutrient
Hey Duster...I'm guessing one of these should be Yeast Energizer?

good catch and it has been corrected
thanks