This country wine makes about 2 gallons (12 bottles) of plum wine. I have friends with gluts of plums; so I always seem to have enough to do at least a dozen bottles a year.
It produces a nice light coloured wine like a Rose and I find chilling it makes it very palatable.
Ingredients
10lb (4.5 Kg) Plums
6lb (2.7 Kg) of Sugar (I actually use 4Kg or 8.8lb)
2 Tspn of lemon juice
2 Gallons (10 litres) Boiled Water
Yeast
Method
Wash, chop in half and remove the stones from the plums into a 5-gallon brewing bucket.
Cover the plums with boiled water.
Leave for about 4 days, stir daily.
Add the sugar and mix well (until dissolved).
Add the lemon juice.
Add the yeast.
Stir daily.
After a week, syphon into 2 clear demijohns, try and leave the sediment. Top up to a gallon in each. Put the airlocks in again.
You will need to wait a while, it may continue to ferment.
Once the wine has cleared bottle it and keep for at least 6 months to mature.