Grapes DUOMEI
PG 100%
Not yet rated
0.50%
Min Usage
1.45%
Avg Usage
0.75%
Median Usage
3.50%
Max Usage
5
Recipes
Usage Distribution (% in recipe)
0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% recipes 0.5%: 3 private recipes 2.0%: 1 private recipe 3.5%: 1 private recipe
Private recipes
Flavor Notes
**Grapes (Duomei) 0.2%/0.4% (1-8-23)** -- This one was one of the stronger smelling ones in the bottle, and because of that, I decided to start it out @ 0.2%. At this weight, it was clearly a purple" grape. Not a deep, rich, dark concord, but still a purple grape. Not candied, not jammed, and it was actually a few ticks below mid level sweet. It felt like it needed a boost, so I doubled it to 0.4%. It increased, but still tasted a little restrained, and I'm not sure if increasing it any further would yield any real increase in flavor or saturation. Because it was less sweet than expected, and had an almost dry-ness at the very end of the finish I wondered if some sweetener would help wetten that up, and maybe make it pop a little more. Despite my normal, "Don't Alter The Flavors" rule, I did add a couple of drops of TPA Sweetener, and sure enough, the slight dryness at the end was eliminated, AND, it did help out, as it started to pop JUST a bit more. So, your tastes will dictate whether or not to boost this one or not. Having it below mid level sweet was actually nice, as then you could CHOOSE to sweeten, or leave it as is, as opposed to a heavily artificial and sweet grape like FW Grape Soda. It presented as fairly natural, and had no off notes, with the exception of the slight dryness on the tail end, AND, the somewhat relaxed nature of it. All in, it was a mostly natural tasting, purple grape, that was somewhat relaxed in it's presentation. It felt good @ **8.5/10**."