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.

http://www.youtube.com/rickvanman

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[poldsmobile]

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.

[rickvanman]

@poldsmobile I've only ever kept them seperate, but I don't think there's anything to keep you from mixing them :o)

[Krustyknutz]

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

[rickvanman]

@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.

[supervascular]

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

[rickvanman]

@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.

[orderlyqueue]

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

[Grayfoxx861]

6 months???? don't u mean 6 weeks

[Krustyknutz]

@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.

[MrPlumbertuck]

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?

[greatruaha]

@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