Fred Meyer's has a great sale on blueberries right now...eight bucks for five pounds. So we bought 15 pounds and decided to make some wine. We are going to be into this wine for about $38.00 which is far better than the $125.00 for a kit or the $50 plus dollars it would cost to buy huckleberries.
Last night was wine night. We used a Foley Mill to crush the berries and then placed that mash in a nylon bag and put that in a large bucket. Then we added 10 1/2 pounds of sugar, five gallons of water and an assortment of chemicals like yeast nutrient and stabilizers.
Right now the nylon bag is still sitting in the mixture with the berry mash in it. I need to stir it and squeeze juice out of the bag. Then, I'll add the yeast tonight and we'll be off and fermenting.
We are anticipating entering this wine in next years fair IF it turns out okay. I'm getting my chickens before the cart here a little bit to even be thinking about entering this in ANY competition. It still has a looooooooong waaaaaaaay to go.
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