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A customer gave me a couple of bottles of wine the other day and he has also kindly agreed to share the recipe handed down for a few generations. I opened them up and the weekend and they were really tasty. Mildly port flavoured and really nice body, flavour and aroma. Anyways here's the recipes. The bottle he gave me was a few years old but he says it tastes good after 4 weeks. White to follow shortly.
450g of each.Dried Elderberries and blueberries (or Morello Cherries)
6kg White Sugar
2 and half teasp.Bicarbonate of Soda
1 and quarter teasp.Tartaric Acids
2 and half teasp.Yeast Nutrient.
1 and half teasp. Pectic Enzyme
Wine Yeast.
Water to make 25 litres.
Boil the fruit gently in 5 litres water for 5 minutes-for convenience the fruit may be put in a nylon bag for removal and draining.Add the sugar,Bicarb,tartaric acid and Yeast Nutrient.Make to 25 litres with cold water and add the Pectic Enzyme.Now add a working Wine Yeast.Leave 3 to 4 days in a covered bucket.Drain from the bucket to a Glass jar and fit air-lock.This wine is usually ready in 4 - 6 weeks
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
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Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Whats the Bicarbonate of Soda for greg?
Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Hi Dan, spoken to the chap who gave me the recipe and he said that its a really old recipe (40 years) and he's not really sure why but he always puts it in there as per the recipe.
He also say that wine works really well with any fruit, so long as you still use the elderberries.
His white wine doesn't have baking soda so it must be something to do with the red fruits.
I had a bottle last Saturday and its tasted really nice. I'm also still alive and didn't have a hangover.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
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