Srimmey
Well-Known Member
Rainier cherries will be coming into season at my local u-pick farm in the next 3 months.
I was thinking of pick 50-75 pounds to make into a cherry mead. How do these cherries do compared to the tart charries we buy at the store?
For reference, I’m going to juice 2/3rds of the cherries and use the juice in primary. The remaining 3rd will be added in secondary.
My hope is to get 5 gallons of must that’s at least 60% cherry juice (use max 2 gallons of water in a 5 gallon batch).
Also, can I add pectin enzymes at the same time as k-meta or will the k-meta kill the enzymes?
I was thinking of pick 50-75 pounds to make into a cherry mead. How do these cherries do compared to the tart charries we buy at the store?
For reference, I’m going to juice 2/3rds of the cherries and use the juice in primary. The remaining 3rd will be added in secondary.
My hope is to get 5 gallons of must that’s at least 60% cherry juice (use max 2 gallons of water in a 5 gallon batch).
Also, can I add pectin enzymes at the same time as k-meta or will the k-meta kill the enzymes?