Ricko Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 4lb elderberries 1kg sugar yeast mash and soak berries for 4/5 days in about a gallon of water in a clean bucket. strain onto sugar and add yeast ferment fully in the normal way in a demijohn with an airlock. (mine is bubbling away nicely :blink: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Top tip! If the fermentation is too vigorous and the bubbling rises through the air lock, use an elastic band to secure a clean food plastic bag over the neck of the demijohn until the fermentation dies down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Might be a bit "thin", I always used to put in 1-2lb of raisins/sultanas in the initial ferment. Remember that elders have huge amounts of tannin in them so it will need to be stored 2-3 yrs in a demi and racked every 4-6months to allow it to drop out of suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Might be a bit "thin", I always used to put in 1-2lb of raisins/sultanas in the initial ferment. Remember that elders have huge amounts of tannin in them so it will need to be stored 2-3 yrs in a demi and racked every 4-6months to allow it to drop out of suspension. exactly what we do, we've just started drinking the 5 gallons of 2007 we brewed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcam Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Top tip! If the fermentation is too vigorous and the bubbling rises through the air lock, use an elastic band to secure a clean food plastic bag over the neck of the demijohn until the fermentation dies down a bit. A friend of mine used to fire his up by puting in a Half bottle of Admiral Morgans Navy Spiced rum(That stuff he made blew your socks off and melted the shoes you where wearing) Jim.(Night Owl). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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