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(Aubrey) wrote in message om>...
> "Richard Kruse" > wrote in message >...
> > I had a situation where there was an amount of undisolved sugar at the
> > bottom of a carboy.
> > In my wanderings around my acreage I happened upon a disabled vehicle from
> > which I broke of the radio antenna.
> > With adjustments to length and a bend or two I found that this driven by my
> > rechargeable drill did a dandy job of stirring the sugar into solution.
> > Just a suggestion.
> > Dick
>
> Adding to the same subject, I purchased a large paint stirer from Home
> Depot and it does a great job. I work only with fresh fruit such as
> black berries, Blue beries, muscadines etc. After my initial crush
> using a flat bottomed wine bottle, this paint stirer does a great job
> of mashing up or mixing, almost purring the remainder of the must. I
> use it in my battery powered 3/8 inch drill and think there is little
> chance of crushing the seeds with this set up.I also use paint
> strainers which come in one and five gallons sizes. These mesh bags
> are a real cheap source of fruit bags for wine making. Do not forget
> to sterelize them before they are ever used. I soaked mine in BTC for
> over night and am very happy with them. Aubrey

Where do you get your berries? Are they available year around?
Thanks
Jack