Hey guys,
First let me say, we do not have any cheap access to fruits. We do not farm, know farmers and dont even have any large scale fruit growers too close to us that I know of, so cheap local fruit is probably out of the question.
I am mostly a beer brewer but I have a friend that is into wines. He had been taking a bunch of fruit (mostly grapes, strawberries, peaches, bananas ) then added some sugar and a "secret" ingredient of a bag of tropical trail mix, and some distillers yeast, which "didn't work" so he through in some bread yeast, YUCK! It actually came out pretty good, oddly enough. I explained that perhaps he could make it a lot cheaper and potentially better, with other things.
So, we were talking about blackberry wine. I was looking into Aseptic Fruit Purees, but OMG are they expensive!!! The actual per pound price was great! 44 lbs of blackberry puree for $85 , but the shipping jacked the price up by $50 for that. If I bought 3 of them the shipping was still like $120!!!. Seems very expensive but it may still be the way to go.
The other option I saw was Vintners Best blackberry wine base. It had ok reviews, but then I read someone say that it tasted "chemically" . Is this a bad direction to go in for a good wine?? It is a LOT cheaper at $35 for a reconstituted 5 gallon batch. Any input would be great...
First let me say, we do not have any cheap access to fruits. We do not farm, know farmers and dont even have any large scale fruit growers too close to us that I know of, so cheap local fruit is probably out of the question.
I am mostly a beer brewer but I have a friend that is into wines. He had been taking a bunch of fruit (mostly grapes, strawberries, peaches, bananas ) then added some sugar and a "secret" ingredient of a bag of tropical trail mix, and some distillers yeast, which "didn't work" so he through in some bread yeast, YUCK! It actually came out pretty good, oddly enough. I explained that perhaps he could make it a lot cheaper and potentially better, with other things.
So, we were talking about blackberry wine. I was looking into Aseptic Fruit Purees, but OMG are they expensive!!! The actual per pound price was great! 44 lbs of blackberry puree for $85 , but the shipping jacked the price up by $50 for that. If I bought 3 of them the shipping was still like $120!!!. Seems very expensive but it may still be the way to go.
The other option I saw was Vintners Best blackberry wine base. It had ok reviews, but then I read someone say that it tasted "chemically" . Is this a bad direction to go in for a good wine?? It is a LOT cheaper at $35 for a reconstituted 5 gallon batch. Any input would be great...