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This recipe is made in stages. 1 2 tsp pectic enzyme.
In stage two you add the sugar and raisins.
How do you make elderberry wine. Now that you know a bit about the elderberry shrub let s get to the point of this post and see how easy it is to make elderberry wine. You don t need fancy supplies to make elderberry wine. Elderberry juice distilled or unchlorinated water lemons or citric acid yeast optional and a little elbow grease are all you need to get started.
Equipment needs are equally simple. Now get your tap water hot measuring it with a thermometer until it hits 100 f. Pour a one half cup of the hot water into a measuring cup and then add the yeast.
Just sprinkle the yeast on top of the water. Wait 5 minutes before stirring it in gently. 2 tsp acid blend.
1 tsp yeast nutrient. 1 2 tsp pectic enzyme. 1 sachet of yeast we recommend lalvin rc 212 elderberry wine method.
Heat the water in a pan on the stove add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Bring to the boil for a minute and then turn off the heat. This recipe is made in stages.
In stage one you steep the elderberries in water. In stage two you add the sugar and raisins. Remove elderberries from stems and pack in a gallon glass jar.
Bring two quarts of water to a boil. Make sure your jar is warm you can set it in a tub of warm water to prevent breakage. You can also make a port type wine by increasing the elderberries to 4 1 2 lbs and another 3 4 lb of sugar and use sherry or port yeast.
Keep in mind that if you re multiplying the batch for a port wine it has more berries and sugar for increased volume so you might only be able to multiply it 4 times for a 5 gallon for example. Put the elderberries in the preserving pan and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes keeping an eye on it as it may boil over.
After 20 minutes turn off the heat and leave to cool slightly. Prepare your fermenting bucket by stretching the muslin bag over the top. Winemaking recipe for elderberry wine 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. Let them simmer for a little while 15 30 minutes add sugar equal to the original weight of the berries.
Let the elderberries cool and then put them into a food grade plastic bucket. Elderberry wine recipe ingredients for elderberry wine recipe. 2 2 or 3 lb sugar use the lowest amount of sugar for a dry wine next for a medium dry wine and the higher sugar for a medium sweet.
Method for elderberry wine recipe. Strip the elderberries from the stalks and wash well. After the must has cooled down the next step in this elderberry wine recipe is to add everything but the yeast and campden tablets.
Give the elderberry must a good stir. After doing so crush the campden tablets and stir them into the must. Place the cover on and wait a full 24 hrs before proceeding.