Homemade Blackberry Wine Part III
Here's the progress on our blackberry wine making activities. It's not much to look at, but as long as bubbles are coming up in the airlock and bubbles are rolling in the jug, we know it's working its way to five gallons of good ol' blackberry wine!
Once the bubbles come to a complete stop, we usually wait several more weeks to make sure the process has stopped. At this point, we may choose to siphon off one bottle to enjoy.
Once the bubbles come to a complete stop, we usually wait several more weeks to make sure the process has stopped. At this point, we may choose to siphon off one bottle to enjoy.
Homemade Blackberry Wine Part I
Homemade Blackberry Wine, Part II
Wow! That looks great. How was the taste?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful! We have made this every year for over 11years. It and the muscadine wine are our friends' favorites!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the shelf life of the bottled wine? Any idea? Can it be saved for years?
ReplyDeleteHi there! We have a few bottles of wine that are 4-5 years old (be sure to note the year when you label the bottles)that still taste good.
DeleteTypically what we make will be consumed within a year or so, so I can't give you an accurate amount of time it can be saved.
What type of yeast do you use?
ReplyDeleteHi Amber! When we buy yeast specifically for wine-making, we order it from here: http://allseasonsnashville.com/product-category/home-brewing/wine-ingredients/wine-yeast/ or drive up there and pick out a few varieties for red and light wines.
DeleteHowever, Andy has used 1 pack of Fleischmann's yeast countless times and I personally cannot tell the difference. Thanks for checking out my blog!
Thank you this was very helpful
DeleteI've just started my must with blackberries i picked this summer here on the farm, thanks for posting and wish me luck its my very first winemaking experience!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Yvette!! I do wish you luck and hope you enjoy our very simple recipes! I have around three gallons of red raspberry working right now. This is a test batch. Our five young vines produced around 17 lbs. so I still have plenty in the freezer to make more. If it goes well, I'll definitely post it. It smells really, really good. I can't wait to taste it. Thanks for visiting my blog! --Denise
DeleteHi Madeleine from Scotland, can you substitute with elderberries or any berries please?
ReplyDeleteI have substituted with red raspberries and it worked fine. I would make a smaller test batch and check the results. Thank you!
DeleteDo I need to rack the wine if so when?
ReplyDeleteHi Mary! When the wine quits working, you can bottle. However, we are never in too big of a hurry to do it. We did that once with some cherry wine and a I came home to a huge mess. The cork had blown on a bottle and I had wine everywhere.
DeleteHi Mary! When the wine quits working, you can bottle. However, we are never in too big of a hurry to do it. We did that once with some cherry wine and a I came home to a huge mess. The cork had blown on a bottle and I had wine everywhere.
DeleteWith grape wine we will gas the wine with a drill and spinner and add a fining agent. It helps grabs the small particles and drop to the bottom. Then rack to a clean bucket after a couple weeks. At this point we add metabisulfate 1/2-1 tsp dissolved in warm water. This ensures the fermention is stopped, no exploding bottles and wine will stay better in the bottles without turning to vinegar.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate all your input! We have not make any vinegar yet thank goodness. A fellow winemaker did tell me if you ended up with vinegar to cook with...dont throw it away. Keep me posted! We just do simple around here and it goes over very well. The cherry wine is my favorite. Lots of time to pit them but with it.
DeleteI’m confused about the car boy...I used a food grade plastic car boy which is a 5 gallon water bottle, I realized after my expense in the past. Do you think the lines are the same? I have an old glass car boy but no lines.
ReplyDeleteWhen you said fill to the line with water...how much water is that do you know?