"john smith" > wrote in message
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> Hi there!
>
> We have a surfeit of plums this year - and very nice they are too! - but
> rather than letting them go to waste, I was wondering how easy it'd be to
> make plum wine? I've found a few recipes online but was wondering if
> anyone
> here had any first-hand tips they could pass on?

Plums have a lot of sugar in them. So you have to be careful how much sugar
you add or the yeast won't handle it.

And you need to use a yeast with a high tolerance for sugar.