Elderberry receipt question

[PM]

Last year made elderberry wine it was successful especially a bit sharp! 10.4% ABV
This year do again but 4 litre wasn't really enough for Christmas. So this receipt is for 4.5 litre if I want to make 9 litre do I double the receipt with one Lalvin RC 212? how do I reduce the sharpness?
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[PM]

Is my English bad? I am not born English. Wait for a answer?

 

[jof]

Last time we made elderberry wine was 25 years ago, so my knowledge is out of date.
But Elderberry wine is one that takes a long time to mature.

Will you make it in a single fermenting vessel, or 2 * demijohns?
The yeast sachets will often say they do a 21 litre batch of wine, so you should be able to split it between 2 * 5l

The other think to try is add a little sweetener (like you would use in tea or coffee) to offset the sharpness.
But you may need to experiment to work out the correct quantity.

 

[Tanglefoot]

In my experience elderberry is too tart on its own. I prefer it combined with Blackberry at a percentage of around 20%.
As Jof points out Elderberry wine needs a few years to mellow and I rarely want to wait that long.

 

[MashBag]

Is my English bad? I am not born English. Wait for a answer?

No you are fine the recipe is to make the wine. It wasn't purchased so no receipt

 

[Cwrw666]

No you are fine the recipe is to make the wine. It wasn't purchased so no receipt

Actually, historically receipt was often used where these days we say recipe.

 

[MashBag]

Just trying to help someone out who isn't in receipt of an english birth certificate.

I too find etymology fascinating. But did think it was a detail too far. A recipe for disaster.

I certainly think AI will have a great impact on English language. We will soon all be speaking a surreal abbreviation rich machine-English. Which no doubt played a part in creating this thread.