Davin takes you out in the fields and shows you how to identify Elder, the flower and the best flowers to pick.
What You will need…
First, let’s look at the equipment you’ll need to brew your wine:
– Brewing Bucket with lid
– Demi-John & Air Lock
– Thermometer
– Spoon (Plastic or Stainless Steel)
– Pint Jug
– Muslin bag (or a strainer)
– Siphon (plastic tube)
– 6 Bottles and 6 corks
– Hydrometer (optional if you want to test the strength of your wine)
And now the ingredients:
– 1pint of Elderflower petals (50g dried Elderflowers if out of season) – https://www.brewbitz.com/ll/298-elderflowers-50g.html
– 8 pints boiling water
– 3lb Sugar
– 1/2lb Raisins
– Grated rind of 2 Lemons
– Juice of the 2 Lemons (Or 2 tsp Citric Acid)
– Campden Tablets
– 1tsp Wine Tanning (or 150ml of Stewed Tea)
– 1tsp All Purpose White Wine Yeast
– 1tsp Yeast Nutrient
For the full recipe, follow this link to our website – https://www.brewbitz.com/content/11-elderflower-wine-recipe
How to Rack Off – https://youtu.be/iS3FEPEvRAM
How to Bottle Wine – https://youtu.be/Psnz-1rzubk
Get your brewing supplies at Brewbitz – http://www.brewbitz.com
You can also use Elderflower to make a spirit infusion. Gin & Vodka make brilliant elderflower infusions.
Or just pick some flowers, pop then in a vase and they will fill your room with a lush sweet scent of spring.