Making Elderflower Wine, its delicious & free (Part 2)

Wine Recipes
In part 2 of our simple, step by step series we share all the tips and techniques necessary to make a top flight Elderflower wine, from filtering ingredients, to starting yeast and airlocks

Country wines done well are immensely satisfying, absolutely delicious and almost free! Brew along with us in this simple, easy to follow series

Fir this recipe you will need (For each gallon / Demijohn / 4.5 litres / 6 bottles of wine)

500ml of trimmed elderflowers
Grated rind of 1 unwaxed lemon
Juice of 1 lemon
100g roughly chopped raisins

(Later)
1tsp wine yeast
Yeast nutrient (optional)
1.2 kg granulated sugar
Wine finings (optional to speed clearing)

Equipment
Clean Brewing Vessel
Unscented bleach for sterilising
Sieve / Collander
Muslin or cheesecloth
Demijohn
Cork / bung
Airlock
Large funnel
Wine filter (Optional)
Second brewing vessel / Demijohn for “racking off”
Siphon / plastic tube
Wine bottles
Cork
Corking gun (optional)
Wine shrink capsules (optional)

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