HOW TO MAKE PLUM WINE FROM SCRATCH – using 5 gallon demijohns
This is how I made plum wine from scratch using 5 gallon demijohns. This is a video I filmed back in the summer, but have only just got around to editing. www.youtube.com
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praise to the plumtreee, hada redskin tree in our garden all my life, every year we eat them just about, have made jam before, next year we are doing wine, just took our discarded plums to the dump, i could smell the wine then when i opened the barrel, cant imagine how delightful the finished product tastes! Bring on 2012
orderlyqueue
November 11, 2011 at 10:31 am
6 months???? don’t u mean 6 weeks
Grayfoxx861
November 11, 2011 at 11:27 am
@rickvanman Many thanks for the reply Rick…….the wine is now well on its way… so I will let you all know how mine will turn out around the New Year. Small tip for anyone who has the same fermenting barrel as Rick, apply a small ammount of Vaseline to the sealing ring and the screw on lid for a real airtight seal and your bubbler will work well.. Once again, many thanks Rick and keep up the excellent work.
Krustyknutz
November 11, 2011 at 11:45 am
I have a batch of plum wine going now, it is bubbling very well, I also am making muscadine wine as well. Muscadines are ” wild grapes” that grow in my area in Georgia. My son and I picked them. Do you think it will be ready for Thanksgiving or Christmas?
MrPlumbertuck
November 11, 2011 at 12:31 pm
@poldsmobile I’ve only ever kept them seperate, but I don’t think there’s anything to keep you from mixing them :o)
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 12:49 pm
having made sloe gin last year that turned out extremely well, i’m planning on making plum wine this year. there a huge quantity of wild cherry plums near me, in both bright red and amber / yellow skinned verities. should i mix these, or keep them separate? Great vid BTW.
poldsmobile
November 11, 2011 at 1:21 pm
@Krustyknutz oops- sorry, only just saw this. no i didnt stone them – too much faffing around. the plum wine turned out very well, although the following year it wasnt so good – i think it varys from year to year.
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Hi rick…..well impressed with this, I just got 25lb of wild yellow plums, same as the ones you had, could you please say how the yellow plum wine turned out as you only mentioned the red plums which you bottled. Also, did you stone all the plums before you added the Pectolase to them in the first stage. Hope you reply as the plums are in the wine cooler for now. Kind regards Krusty
Krustyknutz
November 11, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Hi rick…..well impressed with this, I just got 25lb of wild yellow plums, same as the ones you had, could you please say how the yellow plum wine turned out as you only mentioned the red plums which you bottled. Also, did you stone all the plums before you added the Pectolase to them in the first stage. Hope you reply as the plums are in the wine cooler for now. Kind regards Krusty
Krustyknutz
November 11, 2011 at 2:22 pm
@loku1125 If you are in the UK go to Wilkinsons, I think I bought mine for £15 or so, they have all the supplies you need there
greatruaha
November 11, 2011 at 2:34 pm
@supervascular Excellent! My best advice is to make sure all your equipment and containers are sterile and totally clean when you process it all :o)
Looking forward to hearing how it turns out.
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Ever since watching this last year I have been waiting and waiting for wild plubs/greegages to fruit. This weekend I should be getting 5 gallons of greengage wine going! then a feww weeks after the plumbs may be ready, shall let you know how it turns out
supervascular
November 11, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Next week……Hemp wine!
rweilage
November 11, 2011 at 3:23 pm
@RiCoHeTMcQuEeN Absolutely!
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 3:34 pm
from scratch?
I was hoping that in this video you may have shown us how to harvest wild yeast.
Has anyone tried it without using packet yeasts yet?
Still interesting, best look into lens rather than the camcorder screen btw…
DumpYourTelevision
November 11, 2011 at 4:04 pm
@0123jenny1 glad youre up and bubblinr. The quick wine will get you sloshed, but it probably wont taste that nice. good luck, be interested how you get on.
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Got another yeast and the wine is bubbling now thanks for your help.I was on line buying the yeast and I seen sachets of turbo yeast you add it to 23litres of water and 10lb of sugar and you leave for 2 days and you have 23% proof alcohol,so I bought it lol.I’m going to make 2 day wine I’ll let you know how I get on.
0123jenny1
November 11, 2011 at 5:26 pm
@0123jenny1 Hi, not sure. Rekon the main bubbler should be bubbling by now. If you’re sure you don’t have an air leak in the demijhon / cork / lid / bubbler, I would give it another day or two & then try adding another yeast sachet. (you are using wine yeast yes?)
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Thanks rick I really appreciate your constant tips through out making my wine.I put my ear to it this morning and I can hear it bubbling inside the 5gallon container does that mean it will probably start coming through the bubblier?
0123jenny1
November 11, 2011 at 5:46 pm
@0123jenny1 Hi. It usually starts within 2-3 days. Was the liquid cool enough when you put the yeast in? if it was too hot, it would kill the yeast. Give it another few days & try another yeast sachet.
Also, is the demijhon sealed air-tight? if there is a slight gap, the pressure will not build up enough to make the bubbler work – try tightening your lid and pushing your bung in tighter – might do the trick.
Good luck
Rick
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Hi rick my wine hasn’t bubbled yet and it’s been in for a few days now,how long did yours take to start bubbling?
0123jenny1
November 11, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Love the background music 🙂
L0ver80y
November 11, 2011 at 7:05 pm
00:01 = skip googles add
click skip one second to skip add
L0ver80y
November 11, 2011 at 8:00 pm
@0123jenny1 Thanks. I’m learning that winemaking can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be! I prefer the simple.
Good luck with your batch :o)
rickvanman
November 11, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Thanks for you help and great video,I’m starting making wine this Saturday you make it look simple hopefully it’s as easy as you make it look.
0123jenny1
November 11, 2011 at 9:47 pm