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1 sachet of yeast we recommend lalvin rc 212 elderberry wine method. 4 liters of water.
For every gallon of wine you wish to make you will need juicy ripe elderberries 1 2 gallon 2 liters volume 1 kilogram of white sugar 4 cups.
Recipe for elderberry wine. 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.
For experienced winemakers 5 gallons is better. Once you have added water it is time to break out your hydrometer and acid test kit. Mix the juice and water and pour a little into your hydrometer s test tube.
Drop the hydrometer into the tube and read the scale. Most people like more abv in their wine so shooting for a starting brix of at least 20 is typical. Also most people prefer to make elderberries into a sweet wine rather than a dry wine.
Therefore almost every elderberry wine recipe you find will include large quantities of ingredients that will increase the brix. Whack in the sugar and pour over a litre of boiling water stirring until the sugar has fully dissolved. Add the rest of the water the acid and yeast nutrient.
If you wish take a hydrometer reading to see how strong it is. The campden tablet if using should also be added now this kills bacteria but can cause headaches in some. Blue blackberries will result in a chianti type of wine.
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. 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. On day 15 wash elderberries and remove stems.
Put berries into an oven proof container not metal. Put it in oven at 250 f for 15 minutes or until juice runs. Strain the juice from the skins.
A recipe for a very fine elderberry wine. For every gallon of wine you wish to make you will need juicy ripe elderberries 1 2 gallon 2 liters volume 1 kilogram of white sugar 4 cups. Approximately 1 to 2 cups volume wild grapes you can add more if you think it needs more acid or tannin.
4 liters of water. And it just so happened that his book has a recipe for elderberry wine. The recipe below is a variation of the recipe found in wild fermentation.
Actually the recipe in the book is one of the few recipes he gives that recommends using a commercial yeast but my process uses the classical wild yeast capture. 2 1 2 cup elderberry wine. 1 2 cup elderberry juice.
4 1 2 cup sugar. Instructions pre measure sugar. Bring wine elderberry juice and pectin to a full rolling boil and boil for exactly 2 minutes.
Add pre measured sugar and return to full rolling boil.