JoeD 24 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 That time of year when all the elderflowers come out, and I am just wondering if anyone has a nice simple wine recipe that they could post? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3175darren 1,103 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I will dig a couple out tomorrow, mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JoeD 24 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Cheers if you could that would be great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David K 172 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 1 1/2 pints of elderflowers, rubbed from the stalks and pressed down lightly 1 gallon water Juice of 1 lemon 2 1/2 lb of sugar 1 pound of raisins 1 cup of strong black tea All purpose wine yeast Boil the water, sugar, tea and lemon together. Pack the flowers and raisins into your nylon straining bag, put that in a sterile bucket, and pour on the boiling liquid. Cover tightly, add the activated yeast when its cool. Give it a week in this primary ferment, racking it into a demijon and ferment out as normal. This is a nice simple one from the wine articles on http://www.downsizer.net/Articles/Cooking%2C_preserving_and_home_brewing/The_Wine-Maker%27s_Calendar_-_May/ that I used last year and if ever stops raining here I will collect some flowers and do it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3175darren 1,103 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 This wine I have tried plenty of times and it is a nice medium dry white table wine, 3 Large elderflower heads 1/4 pint of white grape concentrate 2 1/4 lbs/1kg of white sugar 1tsp/5gr citric acid 1tsp of yeast nutrient 1tsp/5gr grape tannin or a cup of strong tea wine yeast Check before you pick the flowers that they dont smell catty, They should have a light fragrent smell if you pinch one of the florets and smell that will be the smell of the finished Wine, Allways pick on a sunny day when the flowers are fully open,Strip the florets from the stalks and put them in a bucket ,Add 5 pints /2.5 ltrs of boiling water,and leave covered for two days, stir it regularly on the third day,strain the flowers from the juice add the grape concentrate, citric acid, and grape tannin,disolve the sugar in another 2 pints of warm water,and add everything to a demijon with the yeast nutrient,when its cool add the pre started yeast,and top up with water, I did try this wine substituting 1/4 of a pint of grape concentrate for 1 litre of pure grape juice from supermarket and it worked not as well mind is there anyone out there that knows how much grape juice is used to make 1/4 pint of concentrate this wine is well worth a try,and does not need masses of flowers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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