Cheesefood
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I'm planning on making my blueberry melomel tonight. How do I prepare the fruit? I have 6 pounds of organic wild blueberries. Do I crush them, blend them, boil them, or just leave them be?
Brewpastor said:I like to freeze the fruit. It ruptures the fruit and the juice just flows.
RichBrewer said:Lorena,
What do you use for your fermenter when you make wine from whole fruit? I was told not to use any buckets that I made beer in. Do you have separate buckets for beer and wine?
3 gallon frosting buckets? Brilliant! Going to look for some today. I want to do 3 gallon test batches and those would be perfect.Yooper Brewmistress said:No, I don't. I just use the same buckets. I only primary my wine until the s.g. is 1.020 or so, and that's usually about 4 days at most. My buckets are pretty pristine, though- and don't have any odors. Of course, if I'm only making a gallon or two or three, I use a smaller primary that has never had beer in it. I got some frosting buckets (about 3 gallons) from the local bakery in the grocery store.
Lorena
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