AcmeRidgeRose_Nate
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Anyone ever try to make it...or tasted it??? I would think its a very strong flavor wine...those little berries pack a BIG taste...I would be interesting in trying it....whats everyones thoughts????
I am planning on making some this weekend. As with any fruit wines I have made in the past, the primary fermentation is very violent, and tends to drive off a lot of the fruit flavor that we want to keep in the wine.
My plan is to put about half to 2/3 of the total amount of fruit I have, in the primary. Once the must has been removed and squeezed, rack it onto the remaining fruit that has been macerated and treated with pectic enzyme to help breakdown more of the fruit itself. That way I hope to gain as much of the pomegranate flavor as possible.
those little berries pack a BIG taste
Pomegranates contain seeds, not berries.
You need special equipment to make your own pomegranate juice. The price of the juice is very high (between 2-4 EUR per litre). In addition, juice concentrates are not sold at all in Finland.
If it weren't for those things, I'd try it. I love pomegranate.
I hope that the addition of the juice, after the initial fermentation, will result in more pomegranate flavor in the finished wine.
After a week in the primary, I strained out the pomegranate seeds and pulp. I ended up with just over 4 gallons of wine.
The next day I thawed out 9.5 more pounds of pomegranate seeds. I put them in a sanitized plastic beer picture and pulse chopped them with my stick blender. Then strained out the seeds/pulp and kept just the juice. I ended up with 112 ounces of juice. This was the perfect amount to top up the 5 gallon carboy of wine.
I tested the juice, and it was at 16.8 Brix. The wine had already come down to 0.986 SG. I have not done the final calculations on the starting SG, after the addition of the juice. I will continue to make updates as this wine starts the next phase of fermentation and aging.
I hope that the addition of the juice, after the initial fermentation, will result in more pomegranate flavor in the finished wine. Only time will tell.
You need special equipment to make your own pomegranate juice.
My Pomegranate Melomel always turned out well. I don't think you can go wrong with pomegranates.
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