

This is your first opportunity to taste and test your wine, to make any adjustments, (if you think you need to adjust anything). Put your juice in a large pot, bring back to a boil, add sugar, cloves and wild ginger, or more wild grapes or wild grape juice, (if you think you need any more.), and bring to a boil.

Pillowcase and funnel to filter Elderberry wine Squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the berries, then either compost the residue or return it to the land.Pour liquid through a pillowcase or layered cheesecloth.Turn off heat and let sit till it is cool enough to handle.Add fresh or frozen fruit to the water and boil for 20-30 minutes.Boil 4 liters, (1 Gallon) of water and set aside 4 cups ,( 1 kilogram) of white sugar.mush up all berries after measuring and prior to boiling.You can adjust this according to your own taste and experience. The flavour, tartness, and the acidity of your finished wine will be evident in the juice you are preparing now. For every 2 liters volume, ( 1/2 Gallon), of fresh ripe Elderberries, add 2 cups, or 500 ml.Of course, closures of your choice as described above.Glass wine bottles that accept standard sized corks or screw on caps.A narrow mouthed glass jug, carboy or demi-john for secondary fermentation.These are available at all home wine making supply stores. One or two 15 liter food grade plastic buckets, depending on how much wine you are making.If you need to kickstart a primary fermentation that has stopped, or if you want to give your yeast a boost to reduce sugar and increase alcohol, yeast nutrient can work wonders. Some yeast nutrient. It really helps, if you ever feel things have slowed down prematurely, or stopped, and your yeast is not happy, healthy or working hard transforming your sugar.A package of yeast, (usually good for 20 liters or 5 gallons of wine), either speciality yeast used for wild or floral wines, or a grape wine yeast of your choice, or simply any bread yeast you come across or like.20 grams dried Wild ginger pieces, or 75 grams fresh Wild Ginger rhizomes, scrubbed clean.Can also be used as a preservative for finished products if this interests you. (instructions for use are included at time of purchase). Sodium Metabisuphite for sterilizing ALL tools and vessels before use.If it tastes great as a juice, it will likely taste great as a wine. Approximately 1 to 2 cups volume, Wild grapes, you can add more if you think it needs more acid or tannin.Juicy ripe Elderberries,1/2 gallon, (2 liters volume),.Have fun A RECIPE FOR A VERY FINE ELDERBERRY WINEįor every gallon of wine you wish to make, You will need– I suggest you peruse it before you attempt to make this very fine Elderberry wine. There is a lot of supporting information in the Post. I Have Added it to the “Recipe” section, for ease of use, and to make it easy to print. the edible black or red berrylike drupe of any of a genus (Sambucus) of shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle family bearing flat clusters of small white or pink flowers 2.Elderberry Wine-Perfectly ripe Elderberries-Apothecary’s Garden 2013 Please note, this is only the recipe part of my Post “A Very Fine Elderberry Wine Recipe”. 2) N VAR An elderberry is an elder bush or tree … English dictionaryĮlderberry - noun Date: 1589 1. That of the Old World elder () having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of EnglishĮlderberry - noun Elderberry is used before these nouns: ↑wine … Collocations dictionaryĮlderberry - el|der|ber|ry noun count a small round black fruit that grows on an elder tree: elderberry wine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern EnglishĮlderberry - e̱ldə(r)beri] elderberries 1) N COUNT: usu pl Elderberries are the edible black berries that grow on an elder bush or tree.
