Hey all !!
Sam here and I decided I wanted to learn to make wine. I purchased a 5 gallon kit last Saturday. I picked up the ingrediants... Here's what I have in the Primary Fermenting Bucket
20.75 #'s of Black Plums
14#'s of cane sugar
5 campden tablets
5 tsp Fermax Yeast Nutrient
7 1/2 tsp Acid Blend
1 package Redstar Cote des Blanc active dry wine yeast
I added water to the 6 gallon mark to compensate for the fruit weight.
The plums were split in half, stone removed, the I used a fruit juicer to grind the pulp out. I used a pairing knife to place multiple slits in the skins. All is in the mesh bag.
I waited 17 hours to add the yeast.
(I was not staying up till 1am to make it 24 hours)
The pre-yeast readings were as follows....
Potential Alcohol by volume-- 17%
Percentage of Sugar (Balling) -- 30%
Specific Gravity--- 1.128
And that is where I am at so far... Sunday evening after I added the yeast I stirred it several times. One Monday morninf and again several times last night.
Last night it had a good head of foam and the air lock was perking along at roughly 1-2 times per second.
So tell me what you all think I am doing right or wrong. I am all ears.
Sam here and I decided I wanted to learn to make wine. I purchased a 5 gallon kit last Saturday. I picked up the ingrediants... Here's what I have in the Primary Fermenting Bucket
20.75 #'s of Black Plums
14#'s of cane sugar
5 campden tablets
5 tsp Fermax Yeast Nutrient
7 1/2 tsp Acid Blend
1 package Redstar Cote des Blanc active dry wine yeast
I added water to the 6 gallon mark to compensate for the fruit weight.
The plums were split in half, stone removed, the I used a fruit juicer to grind the pulp out. I used a pairing knife to place multiple slits in the skins. All is in the mesh bag.
I waited 17 hours to add the yeast.
(I was not staying up till 1am to make it 24 hours)
The pre-yeast readings were as follows....
Potential Alcohol by volume-- 17%
Percentage of Sugar (Balling) -- 30%
Specific Gravity--- 1.128
And that is where I am at so far... Sunday evening after I added the yeast I stirred it several times. One Monday morninf and again several times last night.
Last night it had a good head of foam and the air lock was perking along at roughly 1-2 times per second.
So tell me what you all think I am doing right or wrong. I am all ears.