I was determined not to let this year pass without making use of the Elder Flower, last year the Elderberry wine went down a treat, so much so that only one bottle remains. Albeit 3/4's. The word is that the elderberry wine tastes so much better if you allow it to mature;-) Fat chance.....
Well I did have a go at Elderflower champagne and the process was... as the Meercat says 'simples'.
- 16 flower heads
- 4 lemons, rind and juice
- 700g sugar
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 4 litres hot water
- 2 litres cold water
- 1 sachet of champagne yeast (not in Hugh's recipe), this is an optional extra as the flowers have natural yeast.
Warning: Be carefull after the bottling up process as the brew can explode with the build up of gas.-
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That sounds, mmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I could let it mature either lol
This is the second blog I have read that this is simple and easy oh and delicious, so I am going to try to make some this coming week!
ReplyDeleteI have sampled it - pretty good.
ReplyDeleteGood job she uncorked it outside though. Looked like she'd finished first at Silverstone for a bit there. :)