Dar V ~ plum wine

Nov 29, 2004 5 Replies

Darlene - tried to send this via email but it bounced.



---------------------------------------------------- Darlene - I have 15 pounds of plums I chopped up into small pieces and froze last summer. Sulfite was added before freezing. Now I have some time to make the wine. I make mostly grape wines and haven't made a plum wine before. Do you have a good recipe or general instructions? I looked at Jack's site and could go that way but I know you make a lot of fruit wines. My target would be something like you find in Chinese restaurants...nice flavor and some sweetness. TIA.



Bill Frazier Olathe, Kansas USA


Hi

I have a gallon of plum wine that`s been in secondary for about a month now. I also used Jack's basic recipe to which I added 2 cups of Niagara grapes without the skins. I used 5 cups of sugar and had a starting SG of 1.085. Both fruits were frozen for a few weeks. I don't think I will be disappointed.

Marc Québec

I don't think you will be either. Sounds like a nice addition & a good starting SG; better than mine. Darlene Wisconsin

Hi Darlene,

What did you use for yeast?

Good-luck.

Steve, I have to admit, I didn't write it down, but from my notes and the yeast types I usually use, it was probably Montrachet. Darlene Wisconsin

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