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1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26, 2011)

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:39 pm
by jeskremer
Day 1
3 lbs raspberries (approx. 4 pints)
7 pts water
2# sugar or 4 1/2 c (1/4# less than the recipe calls for)
1/2 tsp acid blend
1/2 tsp pectic enzyme
1 tsp nutrient
1/2 campden crushed

NOTE: The water is city water. I boiled it for 5 minutes to remove some of the chlorine that may be present. Will test for acid content when adding Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast in 24 hours.

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26. 2011)

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:37 am
by jeskremer
24 Hours
Tested SG - 1.08-1.085
Tested Acid Content - 0.6%
Added 1/2 package of Pasteur Red yeast

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26. 2011)

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:01 pm
by jeskremer
4 Days
Wine was at 1.030 SG. Transferred into secondary and capped off.

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26, 2011)

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:09 am
by jeskremer
13 Days After Transferring to Secondary
Racked off of the lees for the first time. Added 3/4 cup cold tap water.

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26, 2011)

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:30 am
by jeskremer
Two Weeks after First Racking
This is the second racking within one month. I will rack one more time in the next two weeks. Added 1 cup of cold water. Good flavor though.

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26, 2011)

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:33 am
by jeskremer
3 1/2 Months After Starting
Degassed with the plastic drill beater. Wine tastes OK. Added 1T Wine Conditioner to sweeten just a bit.

Added 3/4 c cold tap water (non-softened, city water) to top off.

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26, 2011)

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:25 pm
by jeskremer
Seven Months After Starting
Tastes good...a slight fizz/bite. Degassed extremely well. There was quite a bit of CO2 in the wine. Added 3/4 cup cold tap water. Airlocked.

Re: 1 Gallon Raspberry (October 26, 2011)

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:38 pm
by jeskremer
Seven and a Half Months After Starting
Bottled. Good flavor. Degassed with bottle degasser.