pineapple wine

[jkrug]

I am thinking of making pineapple wine in a few months. The reason I am asking this question now is aldis has pineapple on sale. Can I freeze pineapple? If so do I freeze them whole or peel and core them then freeze? When I do this do I core the pineapple or thow it in core and all in the fermenter bucket?

 

[jamesngalveston]

I would peel and quarter...leave the core.....when you thaw them out.
quarter again......toss in a bag, and in the bucket.
If this is your first pineapple...you will see tons and tons of lees.
Start out with a gallon more then what you plan to make.
You will rack off ofter, and use the xtra for topping off.
Good luck....pineapple is a great wine...

 

[jkrug]

Thanks for the response.

 

[jkrug]

Yahoo was able to buy pineapples from aldis at .99 cents a piece. Got 15 lbs from them. Will that be enough for 3 gallons?

 

[RegionRat]

I just did a pine apple. I didnt freeze the fruit but if you do it will help in the juice extraction Here is a link to the thread.

Let us know how it works out for you.


RR