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?

Thanks in advance!

"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.

"Tom Kunich" > wrote in message
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> "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.

Pit and freeze them first. The freezing breaks down the cell walls. You'll
need a hydrometer to know how much sugar is present and how much to add. The
types of plums vary greatly just as grapes or other fruits do. Some make a
very nice wine and some just fair. Go to www.winepress.us , you'll get good
advise. There have bee recent threads about plums as well.
Steve

"Tom Kunich" > wrote in message
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> "john smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.
>
>
>

Thanks for that! That's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for...

"Steve Peek" > wrote in message
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>
> "Tom Kunich" > wrote in message
> m...
>> "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.
>
> Pit and freeze them first. The freezing breaks down the cell walls. You'll
> need a hydrometer to know how much sugar is present and how much to add.
> The types of plums vary greatly just as grapes or other fruits do. Some
> make a very nice wine and some just fair. Go to www.winepress.us , you'll
> get good advise. There have bee recent threads about plums as well.
> Steve
>
>


Cheers for the advice and the link...