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moley, can you get potassium sorbate from wilkinsons? does your plum wines come out nice then moley? is it really important to add potassium sorbate? I just watched a you tube video, this guy didnt add anything and left it 7 months too clear - how mad hey!!!! thanks for all your help. emma

Hi Molly, Thanks for reply, im all new to this cheers emma, Just a few quick questions .... I want a approx 15% medium sweet plum wine ... to confirm after fermentation as finished, re rack into another DJ add a camden tablets and potassium sorbate (how much?) then add around 4oz (110g) of...

Thanx 4 reply will hav to get sum sorbate to stabalise, then will sweeten the wine. :cheers:

morning jolly brewers out there I just racked off a gallon of plum wine after it stopped fermenting, the hydrometer reading is 990. I wood like a medium sweet wine in the end do I sweeten now or l8r please??? thanx E :thumb: :cheers:

allo JOLLY BREWERS , my fermenting is all going well so far and my ribena has now started doing wot it should. :party: gr8 advice on here sure i will be back. E :drink: :cheers:

yes put liquid through sive and making cider thanks for reply

what do i do about the sludge

Anybody on the forum that can help i would really appricaite it ...........thanks in advance emma im new to this :cheers:

YO matty we doing plum wine now as we speak going to put it in2 DJs in a while been soaking with pectalose (brings out the juice really fast) for 4days . we got the recipe off you tube ((rickvanman)) all one word type it in and follow him. its our first time and going well so far. will be...

morning bandit my ribena is now doing ok good news thanks again. slight throthing going on as per, :party:

morning all ive just juiced 2 gollons of apples the juice is a red colour off the skins is this ok?? now i hav it standing in the DJs and the juice is seperating with alot of sludge half way up the DJ. Do I filter again can I add me yeast now please ??? :thumb: :hmm:

Hi all, I am currently making plum wine but just want to check we are doing things rgiht with regards using the hydrometer ... just a few questions .......im new to this. Once the plum juice is ready to add sugar, yeast etc when do I first use the hydrometer .. ? To check the current sugar...

hi bandit yes did boil 4 ten mins smells gr8 hope it does go well manny thanx hav good day

Hey many thanx 4 that and will let u no wot happens? hav goodday :thumb: :cheers:

Hey many thanx 4 that and will let u no wot happens? hav goodday :thumb: :whistle:

morning all no its early but like sum advice please. I followed a 1980s wine recipe on tues using ribena I followed the recipe to the letter and wen i used my hydrometer take sugar reading it went off the scale????? its kept room temp at the mo air locked and nothing happening??? is it a dead...

Hi all, i am on my frist ever attempt of plum wine and checking we are doing everything okay. We de-stoned the plums and put them into a fementation bucket with hot water / prectolose - stirring twice for 2-4 days. strained then added sugar, yeast and put it into a demi john with a air lock. Is...

hey many thanx for your fast replies very kind of you. sure i will be back with more questions. this is a gr8 hobby we started. enjoy the rewards

thank you ..... can you help me with the next stage? I will leave it for another week or so ........... do I then re demi john it (rack it)? and then air lock it again. do i add sugar? how long should i leave it in the 2nd demi john before bottling? cheers.

my starting was around 1.040. im all new to this and appreciate any help. thanks