MasterJeem
Well-Known Member
So this is my second batch after my first jaom that i started a week after. Made a few mistakes, but its turning out pretty good so far. The only thing is, its very very dry. which isnt necessarily a bad thing because its delicious. I would have to say that it tastes strikingly similar to a good cabernet! It was racked after two weeks onto some more fruit and fermented quite a bit for a solid week and a half and now its starting to dwindle. here's the recipe.
3 packets of Lalvin 71B-1122 (mistake, but not severe)
9 lbs of honey (wildflower)
2 pints blueberries
2 pints blackberries
6 bags of blackberry tea
water to 3 gal
after i racked it i put it onto 3 lbs of new blackberries as well as 3 lbs of new blueberries and now the color is some of the darkest purple the human eye can fathom!
Since its so dry and i was kind of hoping for a bit sweeter, i was wondering if i could rack this 3 gallons into a 5 gallon carboy with another gallon of water mixed with 3 more lbs honey? would that dilute the flavor too much? should i get more berries? should i use the existing berries? they've been on there 2 weeks so far. or should i just leave it alone? like i said. its just a tad bit dry.
3 packets of Lalvin 71B-1122 (mistake, but not severe)
9 lbs of honey (wildflower)
2 pints blueberries
2 pints blackberries
6 bags of blackberry tea
water to 3 gal
after i racked it i put it onto 3 lbs of new blackberries as well as 3 lbs of new blueberries and now the color is some of the darkest purple the human eye can fathom!
Since its so dry and i was kind of hoping for a bit sweeter, i was wondering if i could rack this 3 gallons into a 5 gallon carboy with another gallon of water mixed with 3 more lbs honey? would that dilute the flavor too much? should i get more berries? should i use the existing berries? they've been on there 2 weeks so far. or should i just leave it alone? like i said. its just a tad bit dry.