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  1. K

    Wild chokecherry wine

    Finished picking nicely ripe chokecherries and still getting them in freezer - not measured final pounds yet. Followed your, Yooper's, recipe back in 2010, with 30# of the berries. All good, but feeling it needs a bit more sweetening. Thinking this year, instead of the red grape concentrate, I'm...
  2. K

    Wild chokecherry wine

    Go for it. But only use one packet of yeast. I've followed Yooper's recipe for several years now, adjusting it per harvest. So I always use the whole fruits. All I can add, is that any wine from just juice is going to be shallower, but could still be a drinkable wine. Next time tho, don't juice...
  3. K

    Wild chokecherry wine

    Yooper, I had 30lbs chokecherries last year and followed your recipe for 10 gallons. It tastes great! tho very dry. I've only bottled one 5 gallon carboy and am wondering if I should try sweetening the other a bit before bottling. And if so, would I need to stabilize it first, and with what...
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