Making a fruit Brandy
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:08 am
I realized in answering a question asked in Cranky's apple Brandy I was taking it a little off topic so thought I would start a new one on calculating amounts for different fruit Brandy.
First we must look at a fruit chart to determine the sugar conversion:
fruit Chart
Taking blackberries from the fruit chart and using the following formula posted years ago by Dnderhead we can calculate our amounts for our recipe.
First we must look at a fruit chart to determine the sugar conversion:
fruit Chart
Taking blackberries from the fruit chart and using the following formula posted years ago by Dnderhead we can calculate our amounts for our recipe.
Postby Dnderhead ยป Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:20 pm
i guess your making 3 gal? if you look, blackberries are 8% sugar.a gal must be 10lb?
so if you used 3 gal. of berries 3x10=30 x.08=2.4 lb sugar.(in berries)
now each lb of sugar per gallon=7% so if you have 3lb in 3 gallons -2.4(for berries) =1.6 lb(sugar needed to make)=7% wash.then if you want add another 1/2 lb per gal.10.5%
so 3 lb of sugar brings you very close to 10% wash.i whould not go over this.
some wine nutrients whould help insure fermentation.
if you ferment on skins you will have more flavor.