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James wrote:
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>>I have been fermenting on the skins and pulp for a few days now.
>>I also added rasins.
>>
>>I have cheese cloth I was going to use to strain it out.
>>
>>But I also have the cone type device to extract juice from grapes (for making jelly)
>>
>>It has a wooded club for mashing the grapes.
>>
>>Would something like this work?
>
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> Pete, I have made several batches of Blueberry Wine. When I'm ready to
> remove the pulp, I use a cone type strainer(like restaurants use)to
> remove the big parts of the pulp and then strain through a couple of
> nylon bags which I purchased at Home Depot in their paint department.
> These nylon bags are used for straining five gallons of paint. They
> are very inexpensive and work great for straning your pulp. If you
> don't have a Home Depot, any paint store should have them. Hope this
> helps James

Do you squeeze the pulp after you strain it?

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James wrote:
> (Pete) wrote in message . com>...
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>>I have been fermenting on the skins and pulp for a few days now.
>>I also added rasins.
>>
>>I have cheese cloth I was going to use to strain it out.
>>
>>But I also have the cone type device to extract juice from grapes (for making jelly)
>>
>>It has a wooded club for mashing the grapes.
>>
>>Would something like this work?
>
>
> Pete, I have made several batches of Blueberry Wine. When I'm ready to
> remove the pulp, I use a cone type strainer(like restaurants use)to
> remove the big parts of the pulp and then strain through a couple of
> nylon bags which I purchased at Home Depot in their paint department.
> These nylon bags are used for straining five gallons of paint. They
> are very inexpensive and work great for straning your pulp. If you
> don't have a Home Depot, any paint store should have them. Hope this
> helps James

Do you squeeze the pulp after you strain it?

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Pete Gregar > wrote in message >...
> James wrote:
> > (Pete) wrote in message . com>...
> >
> >>I have been fermenting on the skins and pulp for a few days now.
> >>I also added rasins.
> >>
> >>I have cheese cloth I was going to use to strain it out.
> >>
> >>But I also have the cone type device to extract juice from grapes (for making jelly)
> >>
> >>It has a wooded club for mashing the grapes.
> >>
> >>Would something like this work?
> >
> >
> > Pete, I have made several batches of Blueberry Wine. When I'm ready to
> > remove the pulp, I use a cone type strainer(like restaurants use)to
> > remove the big parts of the pulp and then strain through a couple of
> > nylon bags which I purchased at Home Depot in their paint department.
> > These nylon bags are used for straining five gallons of paint. They
> > are very inexpensive and work great for straning your pulp. If you
> > don't have a Home Depot, any paint store should have them. Hope this
> > helps James
>
>
> Do you squeeze the pulp after you strain it?

I actually squeeze the pulp when I use the cone strainer. I take a
large wooden spoon and force the juice through the cone strainer and
then discard the pulp. James

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