Early start to the Black Cherry port recipe.
Since my Merlot and Sangi skins are trying to make a bid for freedom out the buckets, I thought I'd knock up the black cherry kit a little early.
1 Youngs black cherry kit.
3 litres red grape juice
2 tins of black cherrys in light syrup
some more white grape juice to make up to approx 5 litres
some Merlot and Sangi grape skins.
Ferment started with some K1v1116 and allowed to get going before the grapeskins added.
Starting sg about 1.095
Acid level was somewhere between 1 and 10 depending upon who measured it and how high the sun was in the sky. Will worry about that later if need be.
No oak added yet.. (shock horror!)
Will update as I remember or delete if it turns into drain cleaner.
Since my Merlot and Sangi skins are trying to make a bid for freedom out the buckets, I thought I'd knock up the black cherry kit a little early.
1 Youngs black cherry kit.
3 litres red grape juice
2 tins of black cherrys in light syrup
some more white grape juice to make up to approx 5 litres
some Merlot and Sangi grape skins.
Ferment started with some K1v1116 and allowed to get going before the grapeskins added.
Starting sg about 1.095
Acid level was somewhere between 1 and 10 depending upon who measured it and how high the sun was in the sky. Will worry about that later if need be.
No oak added yet.. (shock horror!)
Will update as I remember or delete if it turns into drain cleaner.
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