Plum Wine Anyone ?

[thewelshwizard1]

Anyone made this before and what was the outcome

I've currently got around 48L on the go made from my own grown plums

Cheers

 

[trummy]

I made Plum wine a few years ago- it ended up very thin and quite stringent. I later made 3/5 damson 2/5 plum - it turned out like a sherry, a little on the sweet side but well received by those who have tried it. Hope yours proves successful

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Thanks buddy it's currently thin like you mention however I've introduced GRAPE Extract this afternoon and the fermentation has seriously started up again haha

 

[Cwrw666]

Currently got 4 gallons of damson wine frothing away in the airing cupboard. Basically just 4Lb damsons and a bag of sugar per gallon. Normally I use a mix of damsons and sloes but this year got so many damsons I didn't bother with the sloes as they're a pain to pick in any quantity.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Haha I know what you mean about picking them...my tree is about 5 years old and around 20 ft high, and it's only this year started producing good quantity of fruit, a pain to get the top ones.

Have you ever added any extra flavours post fermentation and racking before ?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

See also Plum Jerkum, which is a plum wine from Warwickshire : http://www.plumjerkum.co.uk/recipe/
I have made something similar with damsons, it wasn't great, but I must admit I rather forgot about it and could have looked after it rather better.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Interesting read that "recurpee" haha collecting rain water is an unusual thing I must say....but hay that's what a keen brewer is all about experimenting to get the best out of whatever works

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Think I've found the leak....

 

[Chippy_Tea]

If you buy another get one with ridges round the outer edge of the lid my ritches one has these and it's 100% airtight the other without them isn't. :thumba:

 

[thewelshwizard1]

That one in the picture is a riches one CT an old one granted, are there different Riches ones out there?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I cannot find a picture of a Richies FV lid but this is the type of thing i meant above the ridges make the edge a lot stiffer and the lid still snaps on and is airtight on 3 years after i bought it.

 

[thewelshwizard1]

I cannot find a picture of a Richies FV lid but this is the type of thing i meant above the ridges make the edge a lot stiffer and the lid still snaps on and is airtight on 3 years after i bought it.

Yea I've seen them ones, ok thanks CT any joy with the message I sent you regarding supporting member please?

 

[thewelshwizard1]

Anyone made this before and what was the outcome

I've currently got around 48L on the go made from my own grown plums

Cheers

First racking done, and when I receive my other 4 DJ's I'll rack the other 25l

 

[trummy]

I ferment my wines initially in a 5 gall king keg then transfer to demijohns max 4 gall at a time though! Seems to work well for me