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McJeff

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Was getting the itch to make something else, nothing for fruit is in season and I came across Vintners( got 2 cans blackberry) purée. Anyone else use these for meads?
 
I used the cherry puree from Vintners in my first port recipe. They are fairly concentrated in flavor and I didn't get any off flavors with the ferment. I started freezing a lot of my berries for the winter blues so I don't buy puree anymore.
 
pokerfacepablo said:
I used the cherry puree from Vintners in my first port recipe. They are fairly concentrated in flavor and I didn't get any off flavors with the ferment. I started freezing a lot of my berries for the winter blues so I don't buy puree anymore.
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yeah i def will be freezing alot more next year, specially the blueberries i have in my area.
Were you happy with the cherry you used? I almost got that but i didnt want to use sweet cherries.
 
I wouldn't worry about the sweetness of the cherries. In the Black Cherry Melomel that I have the must fermented right down to dry and it took on more the flavour of a dry red wine than cherries but after I stabilized it I racked it onto more black cherries which sweetened it up a touch and added more fresh cherry flavour.
 
Honeyhog said:
I wouldn't worry about the sweetness of the cherries. In the Black Cherry Melomel that I have the must fermented right down to dry and it took on more the flavour of a dry red wine than cherries but after I stabilized it I racked it onto more black cherries which sweetened it up a touch and added more fresh cherry flavour.
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interesting, ty for you for the response. Guess ill be putting that back on the to do list ;)
 
McJeff said:
yeah i def will be freezing alot more next year, specially the blueberries i have in my area.
Were you happy with the cherry you used? I almost got that but i didnt want to use sweet cherries.
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I didn't mind the taste but I've heard some people getting medicinal taste from the cherry stuff. I started putting my fruit mostly in the secondary. You can buy frozen cherries that have the pits removed. Dole does dark sweet cherries and blackberries as well.
 
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