Grapes from your garden

sneezles61 2020-09-07 17:37:47 UTC #1

Just pick this group of grapes.... Marquette red... They'll be turned into jelly...maybe ferment some of the juice...
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voodoo_donut 2020-09-07 23:13:08 UTC #2

Look like the wild grape down here ......muscadine.

sneezles61 2020-09-08 01:32:42 UTC #3

We might dip below freezing the next 3 nights.. Then the concords might become sweet... Right now, you'd need a boat load of sugar.... Not for me..
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wilcolandzaat 2020-09-08 07:13:01 UTC #4

Nice

damian_winter 2020-09-08 23:07:02 UTC #5

I see a chance to collect wild yeast and bacteria and play a little before making jelly.

sneezles61 2020-09-09 00:41:32 UTC #6

I didn't clean up much right now....
I'm not sure the "wild side" is where I'll go...
Just kinda got a nice trail of fermentables I enjoy..... BUT...
When this bug stuff gets behind us, we'll do a beer-cation to the brewery that keeps you so busy.. AND. Looking to Loopies beer joint... That'd be cool
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damian_winter 2020-09-09 16:27:01 UTC #7

That would be cool. I myself need to go see Loopie and the brewery sometime.

sneezles61 2020-09-09 19:26:38 UTC #8

You could introduce my taste buds to the wild side then...
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sneezles61 2020-12-11 16:11:00 UTC #9

When making jelly/lam... use pectin or gelatin?
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sneezles61 2020-12-23 17:45:38 UTC #10

Gonna tinker with grapes and making jelly today... I'll convert all my measurements to Liter stuff... What little bit Ive been messing with that.... The metric system sure is easier to play with when altering the quantities..
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Edit:
250 ml juice
400 ml sugar
20 ml pectin (liquid)
This is my starting point... Not a fan of THAT much sugar... just over 4- 4oz jars... if this sets up good, the next time I'll reduce sugar to 300 ml...

sneezles61 2021-06-03 21:02:58 UTC #11

Time to re-vive this... but now more curious about training grapes... Alot of info sez to cut them back in the winter... then there a few that question "old practices"... Which I just did today... Trimmed back my Marquette grapes... trying to get to the espalier style...
Any one have any ideas? I hope I won't be looking for new grape vines next year...
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brew_cat 2021-06-03 21:59:18 UTC #12

If your growing wine grapes. From what ive been told at the winery is 90% of the vine is cut off. You save 2 healthy leaders for the next season. I'll find the link

brew_cat 2021-06-03 22:05:17 UTC #13

https://grapes.extension.org/cane-pruning/

sneezles61 2021-06-04 12:26:59 UTC #14

Very informative! Thank you..
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william26455 2021-06-11 08:54:32 UTC #15

jelly, awesome! I myself need to try this once

sneezles61 2021-08-25 12:08:44 UTC #16

My grapes are getting some color now.. You know, I haven't even looked at the Concord grapes... I'll need to take some time and see...
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squeegeethree 2021-08-25 21:44:33 UTC #17

My Mother-in-law made grape jelly and somehow it fermented slightly... it was the best jelly I ever had.

brew_cat 2021-08-25 23:55:27 UTC #18

You would probably like my wild apple whiskey jelly recipe it won honorable mention in Adirondack Life magazine

squeegeethree 2021-08-26 10:46:28 UTC #19

Sounds delicious

sneezles61 2021-09-22 12:57:46 UTC #20

FROST last night!! I tasted a couple grapes... Perhaps, the frost doesn't do what a freeze does for sugar?
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