[quote="Chez"]Yes, as a rule of thumb. I tend to use a litre of apple juice and a pound of sultanas/currants per gallon. You can also use those cans
I tend to use one or the other, otherwise you get a wine that is too heavy and prone to the ferment sticking.
With elderflower, you don't want it to end up too heavy and cloying.
I find it works well as a light, dry wine.
Bebo
Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 12590 Location: East Sussex
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 09 4:47 pm Post subject:
OK, I've got my five pints of elderflowers. Just off to the shops for 5l of grape juice and 7 lemons to add to the 8 I already have.
Bebo
Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 12590 Location: East Sussex
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 09 5:39 pm Post subject:
B*ll*cks, Sainsburys don't sell white grape juice unless it is mixed with peach or already fermented! Raisins it is then.
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 09 10:15 am Post subject: javascript:bbstyle(-1)
I've blended strawberry and elderflower wines together at bottling stage in the past, and the result (after a few months in the bottle) was good. I'm not that big a fan of elderflower wine, but blending with fruit works wonders. I've made a lovely dried apricot and elderflower before.
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