To de-stone or not to de-stone.........

[minskey]

Well that is my question

When you make wine with damsons or wild plums etc would you de-stone the fruit or not?

I'm not sure if I have to or not.

[binley100]

I have this horror of eating a plum and finding a crawly thing in it so I destone ........pita with damsons tho'

[rana]

The stones contain pectin which will cloud the wine so leave them out.

[rustylady]

The stones contain pectin which will cloud the wine so leave them out.

You can add pectolase.

[Two_Sheds]

^ It's still better to take the stones out though. Plum wines are notorious for taking ages to clear, so anything you can do to help is worthwhile

[minskey]

Righty ho, not for me the OH is the brewer I just love to quaff

Time to brace myself for hours of de stoning damsons.......................

[Two_Sheds]

They're easier if you freeze them first. When they defrost, the stones just slip out

[ohbeary]

I ferment for 2 days and squish by hand, the stones sink and can be gathered from the bottom but do roll up your sleeves and wear a plastic apron, damsons stain like *******