Elderberries are nearly ready , could be a bumper crop !!Time to make some wine :) How To Make Elderberry Wine (1) Homemade Wine Recipe Ingredients: Elderberry Wine Recipe 3 lbs / 1,350 grams fresh elderberries 3 lbs / 1,350 grams sugar 8 pints / 1 gallon water 1 teaspoon citric acid Wine yeast Method - What to Do Strip and crush the berries and place them in a bucket. Add 1/2 of the boiling water and allow to cool. Dissolve the sugar in the remaining boiling water and strain the berries through a sieve on to the sugar and add the citric acid and the yeast. Pour the liquid into a demijohn and seal with an airlock. Store the wine in a warm place and allow the fermentation to work itself out. When fermentation has ceased, rack the wine into a clean jar and place in a cooler environment and leave for a further few months. Rack again and leave until the wine is stable. Leave for a further six months and bottle. How To Make Elderberry Wine (2) (Wine Recipe) Ingredients: Elderberry Wine Recipe 3 lbs / 1,350 grams fresh elderberries 3 lbs / 1,350 grams sugar 8 pints / 1 gallon water 1 teaspoon citric acid 1 campden tablet Wine yeast Method - What to Do Strip and crush the berries in place them in a bucket. Add 1/2 of the boiling water and allow to cool. Dissolve the sugar in the remaining boiling water and strain the berries through a sieve on to the sugar and add the citric acid and the yeast. Leave to ferment for five days. Strain the berries through a sieve and pour the liquid into a demijohn and seal with an airlock. Store the wine in a warm place and allow the fermentation to work itself out. When fermentation has ceased, rack the wine into a clean jar and place in a cooler environment and leave for a further few months. Rack again and leave until the wine is stable. Leave for a further six months and bottle. How To Make Elderberry Wine (3) (Wine Recipe) Ingredients: Elderberry Wine Recipe 3 lbs / 1,350 grams fresh elderberries 1 lb / 450 grams sultanas 3 lbs / 1,350 grams sugar 8 pints / 1 gallon water 1 teaspoon citric acid 1 campden tablet Wine yeast Yeast nutrient Method - What to Do Strip and crush the berries and boil with water. Strain through a sieve and place liquid in a bucket. Add the sugar and the citric acid and when cool add the campden tablet and yeast. Leave to ferment for five days stirring daily and then pour the liquid into a demijohn and seal with an airlock. Store the wine in a warm place and allow the fermentation to work itself out. When fermentation has ceased, rack the wine into a clean jar and place in a cooler environment and leave for a further few months. Rack again and leave until the wine is stable. Leave for a further six months and bottle. Thanks to wine-making-guides
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:52:10 +0000