Was getting the itch to make something else, nothing for fruit is in season and I came across Vintners( got 2 cans blackberry) purée. Anyone else use these for meads?
I used the cherry puree from Vintners in my first port recipe. They are fairly concentrated in flavor and I didn't get any off flavors with the ferment. I started freezing a lot of my berries for the winter blues so I don't buy puree anymore.
I wouldn't worry about the sweetness of the cherries. In the Black Cherry Melomel that I have the must fermented right down to dry and it took on more the flavour of a dry red wine than cherries but after I stabilized it I racked it onto more black cherries which sweetened it up a touch and added more fresh cherry flavour.
yeah i def will be freezing alot more next year, specially the blueberries i have in my area.
Were you happy with the cherry you used? I almost got that but i didnt want to use sweet cherries.
How long you been leaving fruit in the secondary?