Cranberry Wine

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My first attemp at cranberry. Open primary fermentation.

4.5 gallons Ocean Spray Cranberry (ph 2.56)
1 lb chopped raisins (flavor and nutrient)
10 lb sugar
1/2 gallon of water (5 black tea teabags steeped for 10 min) for tannin and to raise ph
18 g Mangrove Jack Cider yeast.

Proofed and pitched the yeast at 1200 yeasterday the 15th. Checked today at 1200 for a stir and a sniff. Stuff is going mad...closet never smelled so good!! Will let you guys know if I get any H2S; my cider DID Rhino Fart with same yeast. Will rack to secondary at 5-7 days. Again at 2 months. Should be done by Aug. or Sept.

 

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Update: Gonna add 3 lbs. of Oregon Fruit Products Peach Puree and some pectic enzyme at first rack (4 weeks). So it'll be a cran/peach wine.

 

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Tomorrow will be 10 days post yeast pitch (15th of April)
Five days open fermentation, with closed fermentation and lock on the 20th.
Lock is still very active with a nice bubble at 3-4 sec intervals...still very active IMO.
Gonna add the pectin treated peach puree on the 20th of May.