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Well I have a second batch of blueberry wine started, it was working 6 hours after adding yeast this time. This time i strained out all the skins and fruit before adding the yeast, started the yeast with some of the must before adding it directly to the whole batch and used a different yeast...

That is good to know about blueberries, I am excited to see how this first batch turns out, the color is pretty cool, and so far it tastes really good. I have more berries coming this week so I plan to get another batch going this weekend. Thanks for all the advice, after this first batch it...

I am not sure what the ph is, i used a test strip but the chart that comes with the strips goes from 4.6 up to 6. I didnt realize the acid blend goes in later, i have not used.it before.and was following a recipe i found. I have more berries coming this week i plan to get a second batch going...

thank you for the advice i appreciate it!!

Yes I used fresh blueberries for the must, I started out mashing them with a potato masher but ended up running the rest of the berries through a food processor it seemed to work better. This am when I got up after not touching the bucket at all for 24 hours, it had begun to slowly ferment, I...

the sanitizer i used is star san an acid sanitizer from the local home brew shop

I have about a 6 gallon batch of blueberry wine that will not start. I followed a recipe from winemakermag.com 461 making blueberry wine tips from the pros. the only changes I made were 1.) I only waited 24 hours after adding the 6 crushed up campden tablets to the must before adding the yeast...

Ok, i will just let it keep fermenting, i missunderstood campden tablets also. if the wine is not sweet enough when its done fermenting i will back sweeten it. i am very happy the smell is gone i do not want to take any chances of ruining this, it has been a very good learning process, and i...

Thank you very much for the help and advice. I was confused on the beginning stages, but I think I have a better understanding now. I plan to start another batch this weekend, I will definitely add the yeast earlier and then separate the fruit in 7 days. I thought the fermentation took longer...

This strawberry must is really fermenting well! I may have gotten really lucky as it smells much better today, i am going to let it go and see what happens, but from now on i am going to definitely add the yeast after 24 hrs. i thought i needed to let the fruit set in the water a week to break...

It sounds like I may have to toss this batch as i did let it set a week before adding the yeast to begin the fermenting. With my strawberry/rhubarb wine i let the fruit and water set a week before adding the yeast to begin the ferment. sounds like ive been doing it wrong all along. well thank...

I have started a 5 gallon batch of strawberry wine. I used 16 quarts of fresh berries, cleaned and hulled. I ran the berries through a food processor to get them mashed up good, then put them in my bucket and added boiling water to make about 5 gallons. I added enzymes to help break down the...