Wanting to start a blueberry wine, and we are short yeast energizer.
Any common use item that we wouldn't have to wait 2 weeks to get something
from a brew supply store?

"pheasant" > wrote in message
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> Wanting to start a blueberry wine, and we are short yeast energizer.
> Any common use item that we wouldn't have to wait 2 weeks to get something
> from a brew supply store?

Diammonium phosphate (DAP).

I hear that blueberry is hard to ferment, which I suspect is because it is
nutrient poor, so you really should wait for the Right Stuff. Put the
blueberries in the freezer for now and go check out what Jack Keller has to
say on the subject.

Tom S

Tom S wrote:
>
> Diammonium phosphate (DAP).
>
> I hear that blueberry is hard to ferment, which I suspect is because
it is
> nutrient poor, so you really should wait for the Right Stuff. Put
the
> blueberries in the freezer for now and go check out what Jack Keller
has to
> say on the subject.
>
> Tom S

What I've heard about blueberries on this context is that they contain
sorbate, so the yeast have a hard time. I made a blueberry/dry
eldeberry port last summer with V116 yeast, and it stopped working at
14% alcohol, with normal nutrient additions and active yeast starter.

Pp