I have a huge amount of these plums available this year and I would like to try making plum wine. So far I have only made hard apple cider. If anyone can help me with sites or instructions I would greatly appreciate it. My searches have only found a few references.
Bob
Bob, Welcome. Check out Jack's site -
I wasn't able to find anything on Italian prune plums last year, and I don't recall what recipe this was based on (I think I may have just taken a general fruit wine recipe), but this is what I made last year. (I still have it bulk aging, but took a quick taste and it's excellent!).
4 gallons fresh prune plums (picked 4 4-quart bucketsful) pitted and cut (not mashed), in grain socks 10 lbs sugar (plus 2 cups sugar later) 5 teaspons acid blend 5 camden tablets, crushed 5 teaspoons yeast nutrient water to 5 gallons 1/4 teaspoon pectic enzyme 1 pkg Red Star pastuer champagne yeastAdded all ingredients except yeast (and additional sugar & water) on first day. Pitched yeast on 2nd day.
2 weeks later, racked to secondary, put 2 cups sugar into 4 cups warm water (IE- 50% solution), used to top off.
Bulk aging since 10/4/03, very good. Waiting another month or so to bottle.
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How do you proces the grain socks of plums? Just squeeze them dry when racking?
Bob
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