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I ended up adding another 18lbs of black grapes. They were sanitized then crushed into the buckets. Man that's a lot of wine... I think I shall make a sweetened and a dry version of this.

Lol, you got it Yooper. I was told that if you squeeze it then you'll make it far more difficult to clear it or something like that.

Excellent, it shall be done then. Since I now have a whole lot of wine, I think I will halve it into a dry and a sweet version.

You see, this is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for when I was making this recipe. I really appreciate you letting me know. I think what I'll do is just add some more grapes here soon. No light body for me, I'm going for full. Any suggestions on how much?

9 gallons at this time. But I am sure I will end up with less after a good settling and racking.

Oh yes, I forgot. I removed the pulp today by lifting the nylon bags and rolling it around to drain the liquid without squeezing. I got a lot, but it's still a lot of liquid and I'm afraid that adding 4 gallons of spring water to the fruit was just too much water. This is my first major all...

It seems that the wine in its current state is around 9 gallons. Did I add too much water to an already watery fruit? Or will there be around 4 gallons of sediment? I need a fix for this if anyone has one.

I don't think it matters how much the weight is, the general rule is to use 1 tab per gallon of substances to be fermented. When you crush them, add it to your containers and add accordingly then let sit for 24 hours. That's a lot of wild grape, let me know how it goes. Are they nice and...

I crushed all the fruit last night. It filled an entire 5 gallon bucket. I eventually split it up into two 5 gallon buckets with nylon bags and a total of 4 gallons of water and 4 campden tablets in each one. I may end up splitting those into a third bucket to leave more room in each for...

I think what I will have to do is add the rest of the water later. I'm rather cheap so I have to use a food grade bucket that is precisely at a 5 gallon capacity. Plus, with all that fruit it will take up a lot of space. So I will need to add the water over the fruit to determine that.

Ok everyone, I have adjusted my recipe. Please feel free to tweak and send it back to me with suggestions. 9.8 lb wild Muscadine grape 9 lb black seedless grape 3 lb seedless red grape 7.? lb wild blackberry 3 lb store bought blackberry 5 gallons spring water Yeast: Either Lavlin...

Just to be clear, I use two campden tablets to sanitize the outside skins of the berries before rinsing and then freezing, I will also put campden in before I put in the yeast. I have never had a wine go bad before, and I like keeping it that way. :p

Thank you all for your help in this matter. I always rinsed the berries and let them soak in a solution of two campden tablets for 24 hours prior to sticking them in the freezer. I think I may have to go pick up a bunch of blackberries and grapes at the store... where would someone to to find...

Hey everybody, It's been a while since I've posted. I've been quite busy lately. I'm planning a wild blackberry/wild grape wine here within the next few hours, to the next few days depending on when I can get to it. This will be my very first major all fruit wine and I want to make sure to...

Thank you mates. I'll pick some up and get to cleaning and fitting.

Hey everyone. I'm building my own wort chiller out of some copper tubing generously donated to me. It had silicone in the very end of the tube to prevent water from getting in when it was installed before being trimmed off. The silicone has been removed from the outside and the inside has been...

Berries are out as of a few days ago now, and bubbling away! Does anyone know how blueberries are acid wise?

Sorry to tell you this, but the file is not working. :(

I've heard too much clove has made people throw their brews out the window. I really appreciate your assistance in this matter.

Also, $4 a gallon is pretty high. Try finding an apiary nearby (beekeeper) and you can get some better quality honey for less.