"AxisOfBeagles" > wrote in message
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> My plum tree is once again producing prodigious amounts of fruit.
> Having nothing better to amuse myself, i want to take a crack at a
> sweet plum wine. Went to Keller's site and got a recipe
> (http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques12.asp). But I have a problem
> with recipes - I don;t feel in control of the winemaking. What should
> the initial SG be? What should the aicidty be (TA, pH, etc)? Final SG?
> Is there risk of continuing fermentation? What yeast will cease
> fermenting early enough such that I can have significatn RS and still
> be confident fermentation is complete? Etc...
> Anyone have any other plum wine (sweet) info that might give me more
> data? All help appreciated.
>
> --
> I'm using an evaluation license of nemo since 44 days.
> You should really try it!
> http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo
>

Read the articles on Jack Keller's site under 'Advance Winemaking' and
'Using your hydrometer'. He has very good discussions regarding everything
you mentioned above. Recipes aren't set in stone. You can modify, as long
as you know what the effects of your changes will be.

Looks like I'm about 2 weeks away from starting some plum myself, the way
the trees are looking.

Cal