Nectarine Wine

[klaus]

Based on a video by brewbitz.com, here on the forum somewhere - loosely followed approach/recipe to make 1 gallon:

1. 1.2 kg Nectarines (£3 multi-save from Asda, not cheap but was keen to try these)
2. 1 kg granulated sugar
3. 1 tsp Pectolase
4. 1 Campden tablet
5. 1 tsp citric acid
6. 1 tsp tannin
7. 1 tsp yeast nutrient
8. 1 tsp Wilko yeast compound

Wash and quarter fruit (discard pip) - put into cleansed bucket - add 7 pints hot water - add sugar and stir to dissolve.
Let cool down to about 20C - add Pectolase and crushed CT - let stand for 3 days with a daily stir.
By day 4 the fruit was well broken down - add the remaining additions - stir well.
(TODAY) Put in brewing cupboard and leave for 7 days, at around 20C. Mine is 22C currently but shouldn't be a problem, lest we have another scorcher!

SG was 1.1 so should provide around 13% ABV (at FG 1.0) - the aroma is very nice!

Next step is to strain the must into DJ to ferment dry, clear and bottle

 

[klaus]

Just a quick progress check after almost a week in the bucket:
the fruit has nicely broken down so pectolase and yeast done a good job.
Activity has quieten down so will be straining into a DJ tomorrow hopefully.

 

[klaus]

Today, strained off the fruit, again very nicely broken down.
Filled the DJ to the top and squeezed out a further 1/2 pint - for QC.
The aroma is a nice "delicate peach" with good strength - FG tbd.
Now waiting for fermentation to complete.

 

[klaus]

Activity very slow ....
Took a gravity reading of 0.97, with an SG of 1.1 this gives a calculated 17%, not bad, even if I assume it may be a bit lower due to error.
You can certainly taste the strength, together with a peachy flavour. Will stop fermentation in a few days for clearing.

 

[Mr_S_Jerusalem]

That is an excellent colour man

 

[klaus]

That is an excellent colour man

Thanks - a sort of peachy colour but that's at the cloudy stage, it's now starting to clear to yellow. Haven't done wine from fruit for years but seeing how simple this was had a go. Pic from this morning: