vNmd
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Strawberry season is here and was wanting to make a batch of wine with local berries. I have read up on it and am looking forward to making it and eventually drinking it. One question, so far, is about the berries themselves. I was going to run them through a Roma strainer to get most of the juice out and put the solids in a bag in the fermenter like skins in wine kits. Was just wondering how much volume the solid parts will be taking up in the bucket. I was thinking 4ish or 5ish pounds of berries per gallon to get a nice flavour. I was wondering how many gallons of wine I can make using a 7.9 gallon bucket . I assume the solid parts will take up a fair amount of space until they are discarded. If I want six gallons of wine and use five pounds of berries, that is 30 pounds of berries. Disclaimer: I don't know what 30 pounds of strawberries look like. Will there be enough space in the bucket for six gallons of juice / water and the solids from the 30 pounds of berries?
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