plums

[iceo]

Topped it up to 5l as it was a bit thick and it is still to think to take a reading as the hydro just sort of gets stuck in the trail jar .

Going to give it another day to finish breaking down as its all pulp about 10% of the skins are left so I will a the yeast tomorrow morning . But as I don't know how much sugar is already in there so not sure how much to add with out a reading.

So for 1.5kg of plums how much to add for a 12%ish wine

 

[godfrey]

plum sugar content vairy from about 6% to 12%

I would guess yours are about 9-10%

I think you want about a kilo of sugar per gallon total

so about 8-900g would be my guess, I may be wrong tho

I am sure someone will be along soon with a better answer

why not try to strain off some liquid from the pulp
just through a tea strainer, you only need 100ml for trial

 

[iceo]

thanks

i will see if can take a reading in the morning now i have watered it down. i did drop the hydro in the jar a few times. got a .070, .020, .990 and .010 . so if i get the same tomorrow i will take a any readings cloes to what i got today i will work from that.

what is the maths for sugar(grams) to a litre to %.
i have 65g to a litre per 1%

but not sure where i got that from
what is the sugar(grams) to 10 points on the hydro

 

[godfrey]

I think 100g for 1% on the gallon would be closer

 

[iceo]

ok so if i go for 85g to the litre i wont be far off. so 400gish . iv got 3kg of sugar in the house

 

[godfrey]

10% on 1.5kg of plum is about 150 grams of sugar

like I said before I think you will be looking at adding
about 800 or 900 grams to the whole batch (5 litre)

 

[godfrey]

if you add 400 grams it would bring you to about 6%ABV

 

[peteplus1]

Just been given some plums that look exactly like yours. Need a good recipe to make a dry wine. JK suggests this. ..

6 lbs plums
1-1/2 lbs fine granulated sugar
Water to one gallon
1-1/2 tsp acid blend
1 tsp pectic enzyme
3/4 tsp yeast nutrient
1/4 tsp yeast energizer
1/8 tsp grape tannin
wine yeast

Any variations anybody has I'd appreciate before I get cracking :)

 

[iceo]

Just been given some plums that look exactly like yours. Need a good recipe to make a dry wine. JK suggests this. ..

6 lbs plums
1-1/2 lbs fine granulated sugar
Water to one gallon
1-1/2 tsp acid blend
1 tsp pectic enzyme
3/4 tsp yeast nutrient
1/4 tsp yeast energizer
1/8 tsp grape tannin
wine yeast

Any variations anybody has I'd appreciate before I get cracking :)

there is a few recipes on this thread

with mine iv added 2 tsp pectlose and iv not added tannin as i think there is tannin in the skins of the plums

 

[godfrey]

did you get a reliable SG for the must ?

 

[iceo]

not had a look yet . I will try in a few in minutes

update
the reading is 1.016 - 1.018

so I want a 12% ish wine

 

[iceo]

went for 700g good mix then took a reading of .070 to low so added another 150 didn't take a reading .
yeast and every thing is now in so it's in the hands of the brewing god
so 850g total added

 

[godfrey]

looks like I was about right on my 800-900 guesstimate :thumb:

 

[iceo]

you was.

 

[iceo]

well its started my fv had its lid pushed up and iv got a thick layer of pulp on the top. so iv knocked it back so it dont form a hard crust

 

[peteplus1]

I've not quite the weight required in the gift of the bag of Victoria plums. I have just found some damsons however on a little foraging expedition. Anyone know if it wouldn't be ok to combine the 2 varieties?

 

[godfrey]

I've not quite the weight required in the gift of the bag of Victoria plums. I have just found some damsons however on a little foraging expedition. Anyone know if it wouldn't be ok to combine the 2 varieties?

sure, I have a recipe for 5 plum wine, it suggests quantities of each plum
but also states that any quantity of any plum will be ok :thumb:

 

[iceo]

I've not quite the weight required in the gift of the bag of Victoria plums. I have just found some damsons however on a little foraging expedition. Anyone know if it wouldn't be ok to combine the 2 varieties?

sure, I have a recipe for 5 plum wine, it suggests quantities of each plum
but also states that any quantity of any plum will be ok :thumb:

is that the booze for free book godfrey?

mines bubbling away. its got a inch of pulp on top of it now

 

[godfrey]

aye, it is, love the recipe for prison booze :rofl:

 

[iceo]

aye, it is, love the recipe for prison booze :rofl:

think i will pass on that one if you dont mind. i only got my copy as i got it from the works very cheap.