Yeast strain for fresh blueberry

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I've got 10 pounds of fresh blueberrys and plan to make a couple of different 1 gallon batches. I'm new to winemaking and wanted to know what would be a suitable yeast to use(i've got 1 pack of cotes de blanc). I can't really find any info pertaining to a strain for fresh blueberrys. I am currently aging 1 gallon of Montrachet but I'm worried it's going to oxidize. When i transfered to the secondary jug I used a funnel. After further research I've found this will oxidize my wine, making it very unpleasant to drink. I love the forums, you guys are all great help. Thanks for sharing your experience.
 
2 1/2 pounds of blueberries (fresh or frozen) Use more for a heavier body wine.
4 1/2 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon Yeast Nutrient
1 1/2 teaspoons acid blend
1 teaspoon pectic enzyme
1 Campden tablet.
Wine making yeast

That's the recipe i'm using by the way. Any suggestions on changes would be appreciated as well. Thanks again.
 
Frost said:
I've got 10 pounds of fresh blueberrys and plan to make a couple of different 1 gallon batches. I'm new to winemaking and wanted to know what would be a suitable yeast to use(i've got 1 pack of cotes de blanc). I can't really find any info pertaining to a strain for fresh blueberrys. I am currently aging 1 gallon of Montrachet but I'm worried it's going to oxidize. When i transfered to the secondary jug I used a funnel. After further research I've found this will oxidize my wine, making it very unpleasant to drink. I love the forums, you guys are all great help. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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I've found this page to be very useful: http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/strains.asp I've used Lalvin D-47 on blueberry melomel & Lalvin K1-V1116 on a multiberry melomel that has blueberries in it. Had good results with the 1st, still waiting on the 2nd, but from what I can tell, it'll be tasty. Good luck! GF.
 
cote de blancs will give a little bit sweeter wine than some of the other yeasts, but I would guess it would still give you a great tasting wine if done right. one piece of advice though, cote de blancs is a very calm/slow fermenter, so dont get too worried if you dont see bubbles.
 

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