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Raspberry Wine IX

July 3rd, 2024 by Nate


A pretty good raspberry harvest this year, so another batch of wine is in the works. I’m doing 20 lb (4lb/gallon) again since we have so many.

Raspberry Wine IX

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.106FG:-.–%ABV:–.–TA:-.–%
Fermentables
20 lbRaspberries, Frozen
10 lbSugar
Yeast
1 packageCote des Blancs Wine Yeast
Additives
5Campden Tablets
1 TbspPectic Enzyme
5 tspYeast Nutrient

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Plum Wine VII

September 23rd, 2023 by Nate


We had a very large plum harvest this year. Even after giving away numerous fresh plums and making lots of plum chips, canned plums, and pflaumenmus, I still had enough to make a new batch of wine.

Plum Wine VII

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.110FG:0.995%ABV:15.1TA:0.6%
Sugars
25 lbFresh Plums
10 lbSugar
Additives
1 TbspPectic Enzyme
5 tspYeast Nutrient
10 tspAcid Blend
6Campden Tablets
Yeast
1.00 PacketCote des Blancs Wine Yest

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Raspberry Wine VIII

July 13th, 2023 by Nate


We have great raspberry crop this year, so wine is on the menu again. I decided to try a batch with a bit more fruit (20 lb instead of the regular 15 lb)  since we have so many berries and I won’t be able to freeze them all.

Raspberry Wine VIII

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.096FG:0.994%ABV:14.2TA:0.85%
Fermentables
20 lbRaspberries, Frozen
10 lbSugar
Yeast
1 packageCote des Blancs Wine Yeast
Additives
5Campden Tablets
1 TbspPectic Enzyme
5 tspYeast Nutrient

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Plum Wine VI

September 21st, 2022 by Nate


Although our Italian Plum trees were looking pretty sparse we actually got a decent harvest this year, around 40 pounds total. I decided it was time to make another batch of plum wine.

Plum Wine VI

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.077FG:0.998%ABV:10.8TA:0.60%
Sugars
25 lbFresh Plums
6 lbSugar
Additives
5Campden Tablets
5.00 tspAcid Blend
5.00 tspYeast nutrient
2.50 tspPectic enzyme
Yeast
1.00 PacketCote des Blancs Wine Yest

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Blackberry Wine IV

August 27th, 2022 by Nate


I decided to go blackberry picking and make a new batch of wine. After a few hours I had picked the 20 pounds I needed. The berries were the first of the season and not super ripe, but I think they should still give good flavor for the wine.

Blackberry Wine IV

5 Gallons
OG:1.120FG:0.998%ABV:14.2TA:0.65%
Sugars
20.00 lbFresh blackberries
12.00 lbSugar
Additives
5Campden Tablets
5.00 tspAcid Blend
5.00 tspYeast nutrient
2.50 tspPectic enzyme
Yeast
1.00 PacketCote des Blancs Wine Yeast

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Raspberry Wine VII

July 10th, 2022 by Nate


Raspberries are coming in strong this year. Time to make a new batch of wine.

Raspberry Wine VII

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.096FG:0.992%ABV:13.6TA:-.-%
Fermentables
15 lbRaspberries, Frozen
10 lbSugar
Yeast
1 packageCote des Blancs Wine Yeast
Additives
1 TbspPectic Enzyme
5 tspYeast Nutrient

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Apfelwein III

June 12th, 2021 by Nate


I decided to make another batch of Apfelwein. I had bought some cheap apple cider when it was on sale a few weeks ago, so I’m now getting around to making the wine.

Apfelwein III

5 Gallons
OG:1.056FG:0.995%ABV:8.1TA:-.–%
Sugars
5.00 GallonsApple Cider (no preservatives or additives, ascorbic acid okay)
2.00 lbBrown Sugar
Yeast
1.00 PacketMontrachet Wine Yeast

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Raspberry Wine VI

June 27th, 2020 by Nate


I needed to clean out my freezer, and had quite a few raspberries. I had a total of 17 pounds of frozen raspberries, collected over the past couple years, which I will use to make this new batch of wine.

Raspberry Wine VI

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.090FG:0.993%ABV:13.5TA:-.-%
Fermentables
17 lbRaspberries, Frozen
8 lbSugar
Yeast
1 packageCote des Blancs Wine Yeast
1 packagePremier Cuvee Wine Yeast
Additives
1 TbspPectic Enzyme
5 tspYeast Nutrient

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Plum Wine V

June 27th, 2020 by Nate


I needed to clean out my freezer, so it’s time to use up my stockpile of plums. I had 24 pounds of frozen plums, collected over the past few years, which I will use to make this new batch of wine.

Plum Wine V

Fruit Wine – Kent, WA
5 Gallons
OG:1.077FG:1.000%ABV:12.5TA:0.–%
Sugars
24 lbFrozen Plums
6 lbSugar
Additives
1 TbspPectic enzyme
5 tspYeast Nutrient
Yeast
1.00 PacketCote des Blancs Wine Yest

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Blackberry Wine III

August 25th, 2019 by Nate


I went out and spent around 3 hours picking blackberries since they are starting to get ripe, and I have now run out of blackberry wine. The berries seemed to be smaller this year, maybe it is a bit early in the season or they didn’t get enough water, so it took a while to get the amount I wanted. I ended up with 20 pounds of fresh blackberries to use for this wine.

Blackberry Wine III

5 Gallons
OG:1.125FG:1.002%ABV:18.1TA:-.–%
Sugars
20.00 lbFresh blackberries, frozen
12.00 lbSugar
Additives
3.00 tspYeast nutrient
2.00 tspPectic enzyme
Yeast
1.00 PacketCote des Blancs Wine Yeast

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