Jumping in feet first- Persimmon Wine

[Liz]

Hello! I am getting ready to embark on my homebrew journey. We purchased 7 acres in February 2023, which included 2 apple trees, peaches, cherries, walnuts, chestnuts, and 1 Fuyu and 1 Hachiya persimmon tree, all well established and producing ample amounts of fruit. My persimmons had a bumper crop this year, so much so that having given away or sold over 200 lbs of persimmons I was left with around 8 overflowing flats of Hachiya persimmons. Having processed and frozen 2 flats for baking (around 50 cups of puree all told) I was at a loss as to what to do with the remaining persimmons. (Picture attached for reference.) My stepmother makes amazing blackberry wine, so I decided to try my hand at persimmon wine. After much research I settled on a recipe using Lavlin D47 yeast. I am headed to my local homebrewer supply this weekend to pick up supplies, wish me luck! (Also any advice or suggestions from anyone with experience with persimmon wine would be appreciated!)

 

[wallyLOZ]

Welcome from Missouri!

Did a quick search and came up with these threads.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/search/6699266/?q=persimmon+wine&o=relevance
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

 

[Liz]

Welcome from Missouri!

Did a quick search and came up with these threads.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/search/6699266/?q=persimmon+wine&o=relevance
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

Thanks Wally! Will do!