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Just thought I'd update to say : I WILL be doing elderflower again. The last couple of samples have been truly excellent. :cheers: Despite being known as an early wine, it really improves between months 4-6. Oh, also I recommend decanting it - get it aerated before drinking.

Thanks bobsbeer :)

I wanted to bottle a rosehip wine but it didn't seem clear enough. I racked it a second time and noticed a lot of fizz so I gave it shake. Really fizzy! Took many, many shakes and settles before I felt it was de-gassed enough And now it seems to be clearing nicely. No idea if it's the racking...

I did a straight elderflower and it's good, complex, no need for raisins. I didn't use finings or campdens or stabilisers and it's still improving now at 6 months. It's slightly hazy but it really is a nice drop. :)

This makes a superb thirst quencher with low alcohol. It comes from "First Steps in Winemaking" by CJJ Berry , p.104 (there is an alternate method in there too). IT DOES MAKE HIGH PRESSURE IN BOTTLES - Plastic bottles are therefore recommended. Otherwise use champagne bottles, and/or have...

I've been re-using the yeasty sediment from a ginger 'plant', no problems with it yet. However this never gets beyond the initial stage of ferment, really, as fresh sugar and ginger powder is added every day and the yeast mass strained off and re-used within 20 minutes. So it's not like it...

I've been getting into Ginger Beer recently. Beginning with old CJJ Berry book recipe involving a ginger 'plant' in a jar being fed every day with sugar & ginger powder for 8 days This gets strained and diluted in sugar water and lemon juice, and bottled immediately for 7-10 days. I like...

How did it turn out, Gayle? :)

Ant, I've been getting a similar result from a very similar recipe. Mine has got good fizz after a bit longer in the bottles but it's smelling a bit wrong. The ginger flavour is sharp and glassy rather than warm, but it has a good bite. Strength is around 5-6% I guess and it's quite a good...

The book's called "sacrament". Not the easiest one to read,.....

Hi mr majik I'm from Croydon actually, :mrgreen: just nicked the name from a Clive Barker book. He describes a creature from the Nile basin which constructs a large structure out of pure maths. Some shimmering glowing tangle of glyphs and trigonometry. Bonkers but I love it. I'm not a...

Thanks folks for making me welcome. I like this brewing lark, it's extremely satisfying. Having said that, I don't think I'll do elderflower again. Rosehip was initially quite a hassle but if the end result tastes excellent then I'm happy . I've tasted decent local brew grape wine in France...

Hi New to brewing, inherited a few DJs and bits & bobs a few months ago, including an old book CJJ Berry "First steps in Winemaking" Love it. Love the process and the results. Made some elderflower wine which is quite drinkable even before aging. A few bottles should make it to a year old...