Re: chunks of purple stuff floating in my mel

Emo Funk wrote:

> I'm starting to think now that maybe I should just leave it alone for awhile
> longer... maybe it will settle down... I know I want to sparkle it so as
> long as the yeast don't completely die off, then I can always add a little
> bottling sugar later on... Maybe once the fermentation settles down a little
> more the chunks will settle and I can rack to a bottling bucket or another
> glass carbouy...
   Did you add pectic enzyme? If you didn't what you might be seeing 
could be chunks of pectin (the stuff that makes jam/jelly thick) that 
have clumped together. I don't know how much pectin is in blueberries 
but I seem to recall that apples have a fair bit. I'm sure you can find 
some resources on the net (or even in old posts on this group) that 
explain the whole pectin thing and what to do about it.
Ken