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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby wynnum1 » Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:55 pm

How about feeding the sugar to the wash and not dumping in at the start as the high original gravity can effect the yeast .
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:14 pm

Nathan original recipe
20kg of mulched plums to 8 kgs sugar in around 75ltrs

20kg plums and 20kg sugar may be ott might be better dropping it back to 10-15kg sugar. I only do 25kg sugar in 180l sugarhead whiskey..
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:38 pm

ah righto bluc, I wash just following crows recipe that's what it calls for. More curious on the yeast work out weather that will be sufficient. what you think
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:38 pm

Original post was
20kg of mulched plums to 8 kgs sugar in around 75ltrs>
is there a revised version I missed? So double is 40kg plum and 16 sugar in 150l.. :think:
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:39 pm

60gram of yeast in 120l wash should be plenty :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:12 pm

Hmmm yeah his tried and proven recipe says 5kg fruit 5kg sugar, but I might cut it back mate cheers for that mght lean itself to a more traditional styled drink
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:45 pm

Ok so quick spin on brewers friend plums have sfa sugar think you will be right with original recipe.. :whistle:
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby crow » Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:03 am

Nathan02 wrote:Hmmm yeah his tried and proven recipe says 5kg fruit 5kg sugar, but I might cut it back mate cheers for that mght lean itself to a more traditional styled drink

Mate, the 1 to 1 is a maximum bmore than a recommendation. There is no simple answer as what to add as this will depend on how much sugar your fruit has and what you are comfortable with. Generally I don't exceed about half that rule of thumb max.
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:08 am

Ok fellas, currently got 20kg of plums mashed into a pulp in 20l of water with pectin enzyme added. Where do youse think I should steer this ship??
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:36 am

Do you have a hydrometer?(or refractometer) after 24-48 hrs after adding pectin post up the gravity(strain the sample before testing) here and I will help or you could use the sugar wash calculator on this site to bump up sugar content. 1.065-1.070 is about what I am for.. just take you gravity subtract it from 1.070 then play with numbers in sugar qash calculator untill you find right amount of sugar to add..
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:39 am

What total volume you aiming for?
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:30 pm

Yeah that's what I was thinking bluc I will try get an SG for about 1.070? I think at this stage I will try get to 1.070 with the amount of fruit i have and as use as little sugar as possible to get there. What volume that will be I'm not to sure. I've been told there's a diff between sugar with a bit of fruit, and fruit with a bit of sugar. I'd rather use less sugar if possible. However dont think my wash volume will be very big now?
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:24 pm

Yea dont add anymore water till you get a gravity i know people just do straight pulp to get max flavour but I reakon would be real pita to still it unless you had steam still or bain marie type..
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:38 pm

Roger thanks mate! Will get an SG in the morning and see what I end up with. Yeah was a bit worried about scorching. Hopefully I get away with it. The cap on these fruit washes are crazy
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:43 am

Ok so looking like 20l water and 20kg plums mashed in is giving me a gravity of 1.025...pretty low at this point..
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:07 am

Is that 24hrs? I would go to 48hrs :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:59 pm

Yep the plums have ben mashed 36 hours but that was a reading with pectinase added for 24 hours. It does sound and look like its fermenting on wild yeast however. So gravity may be slowly dropping? Might sugar bump tomorrow?
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby bluc » Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:04 pm

Get gravity tomorrow if lower go by todays(last known highest) dont worry bout wild yeast give it healty dose of preferred yeast and it will out perform wild strains :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby southern45 » Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:49 am

Plum wash has been sitting for a couple of weeks now - running it through the bubbler today! :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Plum Brandy

Postby Nathan02 » Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:56 pm

Mines finished to mate. Let me know how your run goes, and bubbler config
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