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Pressed 39Lb Strawberries, 1Lb tart & sweet cherries, 5 Lb Raspberries and 3 Lb mixed Cherry & Berry...
I ended up with2.75 Lb of juice and a lot of pressed solids.
About 2 gallons worth of solids went into a mesh bag and the rest are heading for the compost.
I haven't actually worked up the rest of the recipe so the 7 gallon fermenter went into the garage fridge to keep the beasties at bay while I figure the rest out. It will Lalvin 71B for the yeast.
The fruit juice comes in at 1.040 SG. The carboy is sitting ~5 gallons displaced or a bit less. I'll really check it soon. Thinking if I take 1/2 gallon of apple cider and blend about 12 Lb of honey into it and then blend into the pressed juice I will end up with a SG around 1.142. That would be 18.25% ABV but 71B can't take it there. If it takes it to 16%, I would still have at least .018 points of gravity... so sweet enough for me, but I think I'll have a bit left more than that.
I ended up with2.75 Lb of juice and a lot of pressed solids.
About 2 gallons worth of solids went into a mesh bag and the rest are heading for the compost.
I haven't actually worked up the rest of the recipe so the 7 gallon fermenter went into the garage fridge to keep the beasties at bay while I figure the rest out. It will Lalvin 71B for the yeast.
The fruit juice comes in at 1.040 SG. The carboy is sitting ~5 gallons displaced or a bit less. I'll really check it soon. Thinking if I take 1/2 gallon of apple cider and blend about 12 Lb of honey into it and then blend into the pressed juice I will end up with a SG around 1.142. That would be 18.25% ABV but 71B can't take it there. If it takes it to 16%, I would still have at least .018 points of gravity... so sweet enough for me, but I think I'll have a bit left more than that.
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