Decided to make a sweet dessert wine. Here's what's happened so far:
Boiled 1/2 pound of sliced raw almonds and 2 lb. of raisins for an hour. Strained and reserved the juice. Pitched a gallon of cranberry juice (just cran, no blend) onto the yeast cake from a batch of mead D47). Added 5 cans of white grape/passionfruit concentrate and cooled almond/raisin juice. Added 1 quart of honey and 4 lbs. of table sugar. Then stuffed a leg of a pantyhose with a pound of blackberries and two lbs. of tripple berry smoothie crumbles. Water to about the 4 gallon mark. Then 2 tsp of nutrient. Took off like a charm. 3 days later, added 2 bananas and a gallon of cran-raspberry blend. After a week more, added 750 ml bottle of E+J brandy. After 3 days, I'm still getting bubbles in the airlock. Oh yeah, two lbs. of sliced strawberries on the first day lol. Too many ingredients. Will keep you posted.
Boiled 1/2 pound of sliced raw almonds and 2 lb. of raisins for an hour. Strained and reserved the juice. Pitched a gallon of cranberry juice (just cran, no blend) onto the yeast cake from a batch of mead D47). Added 5 cans of white grape/passionfruit concentrate and cooled almond/raisin juice. Added 1 quart of honey and 4 lbs. of table sugar. Then stuffed a leg of a pantyhose with a pound of blackberries and two lbs. of tripple berry smoothie crumbles. Water to about the 4 gallon mark. Then 2 tsp of nutrient. Took off like a charm. 3 days later, added 2 bananas and a gallon of cran-raspberry blend. After a week more, added 750 ml bottle of E+J brandy. After 3 days, I'm still getting bubbles in the airlock. Oh yeah, two lbs. of sliced strawberries on the first day lol. Too many ingredients. Will keep you posted.