Question re Blackberry Second Run

[Her Lushness]

I've just decided on a whim to do a second run on the blackberry wine that I've just transferred to a DJ.

I've not tried it before, but the fruit left smells so yummy and still has so much colour, I thought I'd try an experiment and see what happens.

My question is:

Do I add more pectolase etc etc as I did to the original batch, or add a reduced amount or none?

I've added an extra 1lb of fruit just for luck, and the SG is currently 1080

[Duffbeer]

Add some more pectolase, as you've added more fruit, it won't do any harm.

[lockwood1956]

Dont forget you will need extra nutrient...

[Her Lushness]

Yep to both of you, you've echoed what I thought, thanks.

[spritzer]

Hmmmm
A second run with the fruit ??

I might have to try that too with the Port I have going....

[Her Lushness]

You could always add more fruit or some red grape juice to the old fruit like I did, and hopefully get a nice enough red wine from it.

I'll report back how the blackberry goes, but it seemed worth a try IMHO, and it still smells pretty good!

[spritzer]

You could always add more fruit or some red grape juice to the old fruit like I did, and hopefully get a nice enough red wine from it.

I'll report back how the blackberry goes, but it seemed worth a try IMHO, and it still smells pretty good!

Thanks Lushie for the idea
I do still have a couple of kilos of elderberries in the freezer...
And I also have a couple of tins of blackberries/blackcurrants that are waiting to be promoted to a DJ

I will wait and see how the existing fruit is at the end of its 7 days in the primary

[Her Lushness]

I went to a local superstore type place today, (Downtown Garden Superstore just off the A1 at Gonerby Moor junction for any locals!) I was actually looking for small Xmas gifts as I'm doing hampers for friends this year with a selection of home made produce, ie wines, fruit liquers and chutneys, and I want to put in some "posh" sweets too.

Anyway, while walking around, I noticed that they sell frozen fruit... it's in HUGE freezers, that you just dig into with a scoop (Like pick n mix) and they've got loads of stuff; melon, raspberries, blackcurrants, rhubarb, black cherries, apples, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries - you name it, they've got it! It's about £3.99 a kilo, but if you're adding it to stuff that you've already got, it still makes a reasonably cheap wine.

I'm going to be soooo spoilt for stuff to make now!