Maine Homebrewer
Grandmaster Brewer
Do an iodine test then. For sh*ts and giggles. Might save you some time.
Just remember to remove your sample and don't mix it back in.
Just remember to remove your sample and don't mix it back in.
Scott Ickes said:I'm reluctant to add fruit to the primary, before there is enough alcohol to inhibit bacteria. I'd rather put it in the secondary when I have about 6% alcohol.
I've read that a long mash will assure that all long chain starches are broken down into the most fermentable wort.
I was hoping for blackberries to replicate the soon-to-be-retired Blackbeary Wheat from Long Trail,
but blackberries are hard to find.
Maine Homebrewer said:Did you check Walmart? I've got a coworker who buys them all the time for breakfast cereal and stuff. I was given frozen blackberries from a family member to make wine, but it was only enough for three gallons. I used frozen blackberries from Walmart to beef it up to five. No preservatives either.