Can you dry hop with elderflower?

[Ron Safari]

I've got a Great Eastern Ale to stick on for my 2nd kit and some cascade hops and dried elderflower to jazz it up with. My original plan was to steep the hops and elderflower to make a hop tea to add my wort. Having never made this kit before I realised it would be a little pointless, as I wouldn't know if I'd improved the flavour or made it worse! So plan B was to ferment as per instructions, batch prime and bottle half the brew, then add the other half of the brew to 2nd FV and dry hop for 7-10 days before priming and bottling. That way I'll have a 'straight brew' to compare my adapted brew with.

I've read a whole bunch of threads about dry hopping, but noone ever mentions chucking elderflower in. Anyone tried it? Would it have any effect?

Any advice/suggestions appreciated!

Ta.

 

[ano]

I'd be concerned about throwing in whatever else was on the elderflower into the beer. It works with hops as they're natural antiseptics.

You could make your hop / elderflower tea and add it to your 2nd FV and ferment in two batches.

 

[Sean_Mc]

With a pale AG brew I added some at flame out and steeped in the hot water for 15min, 30g worked fine. Turned out like Badgers golden.
Second time I did it the flowers had been in the freezer for a month (ones I'd picked, dried and frozen) and I added 50g, the brew was undrinkable, way to heavy a flavour for me :sick: