Stopping fermentation 292Hi Tom, The Mini-jet filters are really small, they are only meant for 5 gallons of wine. The pump has no volume capabilities and develops very little pressure. That...
Sadly, while I am going to look around again this weekend, it seems like I missed the frozen strawberries at most stores here(take that back, i picked up 3 bags for one batch of Jack Keller's Frozen Strawberry wine recipe, but by time I went back to go get some more, no one seemed to have any). Really not interested in making wine from any of the "fresh" strawberries I can find around here, as most seem to be barely pbuttable, mucch less good. So while I was at local Family Dollar Store(had an 8qt stainless steel stockpot with lid for $6, picked one up as primary for my gallon batches), noticed that they had canned strawberries. Decided I might try a batch or two of strawberry wine from the canned strawberries.
Was thinking I'd use two 16oz cans(or whatever closest measurement to that that I can find), and then add sugar up to 1.080 or so(not sure I want alcohol content afforded by a full 1.100), and add either some raisins, an 11.5oz can of welch's white grape(most likely choice), or 1 pt of white grape juice. 2 tsp citric acid, 1-4 tsp grape tannin, water, and some cote de blanc or Lavlin 7b-1122(my old standby). Will use light brown sugar.
Anything else I'm missing, or any suggestions on changes? Just racking the frozen strawberry wine for the first time today, has a beautiful color, and know it had da wonderful aroma before I put it in secondary, so thinking the 4-5 bottles form this batch isn't going to cut it, and don't want to wait until next year to start another batch if I can't find any other frozen strawberries around(don't really have time to go to a u-pick-em place, buttuming there are any even around here, which I haven't bothered to look into, since I wouldn't ahve time even if there was).
Thanks for any input.
Joel
