High Bush Cranberry Wine mk2 2019

[Mizamook]

Also: The myth that these taste better after a frost is just that: Myth. I've now tasted high bush cranberries from last winter (still on the bush despite being springtime!) and also the berries just now ripening. As well the berries after a frost, etc. If they are ripe, they taste like: High bush cranberries!

I humbly submit that the myth started as in different weather/climates the cranberries were just barely getting ripe and were fully ripe as they were going to get by the time the first frost rolled around. Yes, they are lots better when ripe!

 

[Farside]

I'm in Northwest Ontario, Canada.
Funny I had no issues at all getting mine started. That being said, I didn't add much sugar at all. The pectin had gelled and I couldn't get a gravity reading. I'm going to guess there's enough sugar in the berries to take it to 5% and go from there.

I added a second addition of berries yesterday and things are rolling along nicely.