When will the fermentation end?

I am making plum wine from fruit and honey and followed the recipe to the letter. I am at 10 days of fermentation with the fruit still in the bucket and a SG of 1.020 on my way to 1.000 according to the book I am following. The fermentation has dropped off considerably only losing .005/day and when I started out we were dropping as much as .30/day.

The book says it past time for the fruit to come out so should I just rack it now and let the fermentation process finish out in my carboy?

Yes. this is the perfect time to pull the fruit, rack, top up, and airlock.

Thanks yooper! We have racked and it's a lot more active looking in the bottle than it was in the bucket, but I assume that's a bit mis leading as the bucket didn't come to a narrow mouth and it wasn't see through. Should I be worried about light exposure or any thing?

Jroza1 said:

Thanks yooper! We have racked and it's a lot more active looking in the bottle than it was in the bucket, but I assume that's a bit mis leading as the bucket didn't come to a narrow mouth and it wasn't see through. Should I be worried about light exposure or any thing?

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Yes. Throw a blanket or towel over it to cover it.

Once fermentation slows, you can top it up and rack in 45-60 days if there are lots of lees.

Excellent. I will cover it today and let it finish up.