thrstyunderwater
Well-Known Member
Back in 2011 I made Jack Keller's peach (2) wine recipe. I've done some online digging, realize his website is down, he's passed away, and I can't find the recipe. My 2011 notes have an error, and I'm not sure where.
for 5 gallons:
15lbs peaches
5 lbs bananas
15 lbs sugar
Isn't this too much sugar? I used Cotes des Blanc yeast. The wine was smooth, slightly sweet, and not overly alcoholic. My hand written notes indicate I added 7.5 lbs with the peaches, a week later took out the peaches and added 3.25 lbs sugar. A week later I racked and added 2 lbs sugar. Another week and I added 0.5 lbs sugar. For a total of 13.25 lbs. That still sounds like too much sugar. I just made a batch with 18 lbs peaches, 5 lbs of bananas, and 7.5 lbs of sugar. I boiled the bananas, cooled, and strained. But the peaches fermented, which added a lot of sugar.
Does anyone have this recipe? I see there will be a Jack Keller book published in April 2021. I can either keep adding sugar till I like it, but that will prolong the fermenting/aging process. Is my gut wrong, can Cotes des Blanc handle such a big wine? It sure didn't taste big.
for 5 gallons:
15lbs peaches
5 lbs bananas
15 lbs sugar
Isn't this too much sugar? I used Cotes des Blanc yeast. The wine was smooth, slightly sweet, and not overly alcoholic. My hand written notes indicate I added 7.5 lbs with the peaches, a week later took out the peaches and added 3.25 lbs sugar. A week later I racked and added 2 lbs sugar. Another week and I added 0.5 lbs sugar. For a total of 13.25 lbs. That still sounds like too much sugar. I just made a batch with 18 lbs peaches, 5 lbs of bananas, and 7.5 lbs of sugar. I boiled the bananas, cooled, and strained. But the peaches fermented, which added a lot of sugar.
Does anyone have this recipe? I see there will be a Jack Keller book published in April 2021. I can either keep adding sugar till I like it, but that will prolong the fermenting/aging process. Is my gut wrong, can Cotes des Blanc handle such a big wine? It sure didn't taste big.