Comments on: Strawberry Wine Recipe http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/ All My Junk -- In One Place Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:39:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 Ben Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:27:38 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-1993 Michelle: I've never used frozen fruit to make wine, but i'm about to store buy some black berries to make wine next month. I'll post that recipe later as well. Arni: i didn't have any problem with stuck fermentation, though adding the acid blend to the 2nd rack is fine. The end product, which I've had a few glasses of now, ended up with around 14%/v alcohol. Every batch of wine i've ever made has ended up with a higher alcohol content. Not sure if i'm over using sugar or what...but I'm not complaining. Also, a pairing note. This wine works great as a dessert wine. Had a few glasses on hot nights with some chocolate pie and it was awesome. Hope it turns out well, Cheers, Ben Michelle: I’ve never used frozen fruit to make wine, but i’m about to store buy some black berries to make wine next month. I’ll post that recipe later as well.

Arni: i didn’t have any problem with stuck fermentation, though adding the acid blend to the 2nd rack is fine.
The end product, which I’ve had a few glasses of now, ended up with around 14%/v alcohol. Every batch of wine i’ve ever made has ended up with a higher alcohol content. Not sure if i’m over using sugar or what…but I’m not complaining.

Also, a pairing note. This wine works great as a dessert wine. Had a few glasses on hot nights with some chocolate pie and it was awesome.

Hope it turns out well,
Cheers,
Ben

]]> By: Arni Thor http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-1990 Arni Thor Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:15:24 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-1990 ... Also, what was the end alcohol percent? … Also, what was the end alcohol percent?

]]> By: Arni Thor http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 Arni Thor Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:23 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-1989 Looks good. Going to make this in about a week. I see the first comment says: "Don’t add acid blend till fermentation is done. You can run the risk of sticking your fermentation." What do we think about that? Looks good. Going to make this in about a week. I see the first comment says: “Don’t add acid blend till fermentation is done. You can run the risk of sticking your fermentation.”

What do we think about that?

]]> By: Michelle http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Michelle Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:52:54 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-1363 Ours cleared very nicely after 4 months and was very good to drink that soon - I know it's better the longer it sits, but it is good at 4 months - imagine what it will be like after a year! I also back sweetened mine to taste, we made some dry, some semi-sweet (for my husband) and some sweet (for me). I'd like to try this with frozen strawberries - our wine store told us that would work well - have you ever tried that? Or have you only used fresh? Ours cleared very nicely after 4 months and was very good to drink that soon – I know it’s better the longer it sits, but it is good at 4 months – imagine what it will be like after a year! I also back sweetened mine to taste, we made some dry, some semi-sweet (for my husband) and some sweet (for me). I’d like to try this with frozen strawberries – our wine store told us that would work well – have you ever tried that? Or have you only used fresh?

]]> By: From the Barrel to the Bottle | BenWoodall(dot)Com http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-913 From the Barrel to the Bottle | BenWoodall(dot)Com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:09:17 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-913 [...] 6 months later…here we are. This has been the toughest batch yet.  To start, strawberry seeds aren’t exactly easy to filter out of mash.  And second, sometime last week, my carboy decided to crack and leak about 1/2 a gallon of wine.  Lucky for me, I keep my carboy in the the primary barrel. [...] [...] 6 months later…here we are. This has been the toughest batch yet.  To start, strawberry seeds aren’t exactly easy to filter out of mash.  And second, sometime last week, my carboy decided to crack and leak about 1/2 a gallon of wine.  Lucky for me, I keep my carboy in the the primary barrel. [...]

]]> By: Ben http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-869 Ben Tue, 26 May 2009 18:10:43 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-869 I'll be bottling sometime this week I think actually, cleared up very nicely in under 4 months. I’ll be bottling sometime this week I think actually, cleared up very nicely in under 4 months.

]]> By: Ben http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-868 Ben Tue, 26 May 2009 18:10:03 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-868 Extraction came out a nice pink color and it was very stable after fermentation. I posted a bunch of pics of it on flickr here -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/benwoodall/sets/72157600500971837/ Extraction came out a nice pink color and it was very stable after fermentation. I posted a bunch of pics of it on flickr here ->
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benwoodall/sets/72157600500971837/

]]> By: wayne http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-866 wayne Sat, 23 May 2009 12:18:53 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-866 What colour extraction do you get? Is it stable after fermentation? What colour extraction do you get? Is it stable after fermentation?

]]> By: Steve Hunt http://benwoodall.com/2009/03/strawberry-wine-recipe/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Steve Hunt Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:28:37 +0000 http://benwoodall.com/?p=9#comment-36 Don't add acid blend till fermentation is done. You can run the risk of sticking your fermentation. Don’t add acid blend till fermentation is done. You can run the risk of sticking your fermentation.

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