elderflower cordial or ribena

[tedshomebrew]

Hi has anyone mad wine using bottled green elderflower or ribena

 

[rosie]

Yes and yes you must boil off the preservatives for 10 minutes.

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[tedshomebrew]

Yes and yes you must boil off the preservatives for 10 minutes.

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ribena you need to boil
do you need to boil the bottled green? if so will it spoil the flavour? waht dou you make it with ie grapefriuitetcetc

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Yes and yes you must boil off the preservatives for 10 minutes.

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I tried Ribena wine and boiled it for 15 minutes, it took weeks to get down to 1020 and having read many threads on this wine i now know boiling Ribena will not remove potassium sorbate (the preservative in Ribena) this kills the yeast slowly and fermentation finishes early, its up to you but i would use something else.

 

[chrig]

If you wish to use ribena i would suggest using the 1L cartons of ready to drink juice, they are available in most supermarkets and don't contain preservatives.