Hi folks.
Four inches of rain this week has finished off this years cherry crop.
Some mould is setting in and the fruit is splitting so they will all come off today.
I should get somewhere between 10 and 30 kg.
I will put some into 94% hearts to macerate but I want to distil some, so.
I have done a few searches with not many results so I will wing it.
My plan is;
1. Collect and hose off cherries, throw out mouldy ones.
2. Remove pits.
3. Put into fermenter and blitz with bamix.
4. When Wellsy’s Biabs arrive fill one with the mush and strain.
5. Adjust water and add some sugar and ?1118 yeast.
6. Clean up the mess from explosive fermentation (hopefully not).
7. Let the fermentation complete.
8. Run either through 4 plates on the Neutraliser or empty the packed section and run her as a potstill.
What say ye noble learned gentlemen?