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Bob
 
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> wrote in message
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> OK I hope I didn't screw this up -
>
> 1. I dumped all 10lbs of sugar on top of the blueberry puree. I
> didn't dissolve it first. Same with the additives, I just dumped them
> in. Is that bad?


Yes, very much so.
>
> 2. So I have to stir it every day for 5-7 days? I guess I better
> start, it's been 2 days and I haven't stirred it.


Stir it daily as long as fermentation continues on the fruit.
>
> Do I stir it right again right before racking it into the carboy?


NO!!!

> With the puree, will there be any sediment on the bottom of the primary?
>

Abundant berry fragments and seeds. Yes, you will want to strain it when
racking from the bucket to the carboy. Let's hope you haven't just learned
an expensive lesson.
Bob
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