Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Fruit per gallon

For a quick reference, here are some estimates for how much fruit is required for a 5 gallon batch of wine, simply divide by 5 for the per gallon estimate. I would advise anyone to over estimate on fruit needed to avoid a watered down tasting wine..

Apricots . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 lbs
Blackberries . . . . . . . . . . 15 lbs.
Blueberries . . . . . . . . . . . 13 lbs.
Currents. . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 lbs.
Elderberries . . . . . . . . . . 10 lbs.
Gooseberries. . . . . . . . . .11 lbs.
Peaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 lbs.
Pears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 lbs.
Persimmons . . . . . . . . . . 15 lbs.
Pineapple . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 lbs.
Plums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 lbs.
Raspberries . . . . . . . . . .. 15 lbs.
Strawberries . . . . . . . . .  16 lbs.
Watermelon (Centers) . . 18 lbs.

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