blueberry melomel help

[videojunkie1208]

- update -
i added the bentonite and cold crashed and rack it today. looks great, nice and clear but not very tasty.
going to try to let it rest for a couple months if i can.
My other 2 gal starter i did 1 gal cinnamon apple in secondary and 1 gal traditional.

Probably take a bit to age. You might add some additional Blueberry concentrate to bump the flavor

 

[sweetcell]

but not very tasty.

that is a downside of pressing and only using the juice, vs. soaking the whole fruit: you're essentially throwing away a lot of the berry flavor by only using the juice. and on the whole, blueberries aren't the strongest flavored berry to start with... but definitely give it some time, some other flavors might subside creating more space for the berries to shine through.

thanks for the update!

 

[andrew101]

that is a downside of pressing and only using the juice, vs. soaking the whole fruit: you're essentially throwing away a lot of the berry flavor by only using the juice. and on the whole, blueberries aren't the strongest flavored berry to start with... but definitely give it some time, some other flavors might subside creating more space for the berries to shine through.

thanks for the update!

i have a little over 5 lbs of frozen blueberries i was thinking about a wine or something. any ideas or anyone have a recipe they would like to share?

 

[videojunkie1208]

i have a little over 5 lbs of frozen blueberries i was thinking about a wine or something. any ideas or anyone have a recipe they would like to share?

I used about 8 lbs per gallon in mine that came put with a very nice wine character.