The Elder Flower Pickers hard at work. We had a trial run a few weeks ago making Elder Flower Sparkling Wine. It was delicious. We set out to harvest enough before the flowers disappear, at which stage we will attempt elderberry wine!
Vino di Sambuco ( elder flower wine ) Recipe as it happened step by step
2018-12-03
Add about 1 Liter Elder flowers, stems removed, to a 10 L plastic drum and cover with 5 Liters of boiling water – seal
2018-12-04
Stir in 1 Kg of Sugar until dissolved
Ad lemon zest of four lemons
Ad lemon juice of four lemons (about 210 ml)
Re – hydrate yeast by adding 6 g ‘GoFerm’ and 5 g ‘Lalvin EC1118′
(the seller is called Make Wine) and 50 ml of cooled boiled water Leave for 30 minutes
Add re – hydrated yeast to the must
Add 4 g ‘Ferm Aid ‘ to the must
SG (Specific Gravity measured with a Hydrometer to determine the sugar content) – 1.055 (Ad more sugar later)
Stir very well and put lid on tub – ferment on the must
Stir twice daily
2018-12-08
Rack and filter into two X 5 Liter Damigiane or large glass wine bottles. Top up with about 0.5 Liter each of 1.09 SG sugar syrup
Airlock and Ferment
SG – 1.06
2018-12-11
Rack and Filter
Airlock and Ferment
SG – 1.04
2018-12-15
Rack and Filter
Airlock and Ferment
SG – 1.02
Top up with 200 ml (100 ml per Darmigiana) of SG 1.09 Sugar Syrup
Taste – Pleasant, sweet and a bit bubbly
SG – 1.04
Airlock and Ferment
2018-12-20
Still fermenting slowly
SG – 1.02
Rack, Filter and Bottle in a Champagne bottles
Drink and ENJOY!!!