Elderflower TC

[Jordang]

Another simple TC.

10l lidl apple
2l tesco apple and elderflower high juice
pectolase
cml cider yeast

didnt ferment right down this time (came out at 4.5%) so I’ll redo the same next time to see if it was dodgy yeast or the high juice…. Maybe I’ll add extra sugar if it comes out the same next time…. However, taste wise it’s fantastic - lovely apple taste and elderflower backnotes! Plus because it’s lower abv it has a nice sweetness and the mouthfeel is also excellent. Nobody had complaints about it ‘only‘ being 4.5%.

 

[Mr_S_Jerusalem]

That sounds excellent, quite surprised the high juice worked lol

As a side note, M and S do a very similar sounding juice (which I suspect is almost identical to the tesco one) which is very nice in gin and tonic.

 

[Jordang]

That sounds excellent, quite surprised the high juice worked lol

As a side note, M and S do a very similar sounding juice (which I suspect is almost identical to the tesco one) which is very nice in gin and tonic.

ooo, I’ll pop and have a look in m&s next time I go buy.

 

[jceg316]

This sounds really good. Have you tried using real elderflowers somehow? I have a ton around me.

 

[Jordang]

This sounds really good. Have you tried using real elderflowers somehow? I have a ton around me.

I’ve got loads just coming into flower now that I’m going to put into a saison and pale ale!!

 

[jceg316]

I’ve got loads just coming into flower now that I’m going to put into a saison and pale ale!!

Sounds equally good :). Are you planning on making some kind of syrup/extract first or just throw in whole flowers?

 

[RoomWithABrew]

I’ve got loads just coming into flower now that I’m going to put into a saison and pale ale!!

Just started drinking my Elderflower saison, brewed it with picked and vacuum sealed fresh frozen elderflower. Subtle elderflower note probably due to the method of keeping. I used 100g in 25 litres in the hopback and then those flowers into the fermenter.
Not an overpowering smell or taste which is good just in the background. I'm saving the rest for an IPA with the elderflowers just in the hopback.

 

[Jordang]

Sounds equally good :). Are you planning on making some kind of syrup/extract first or just throw in whole flowers?

Whole flowers.. I think, but if I get time I’ll make a concentrate syrup too. That way I can use them again later in the year.

 

[Jordang]

Just started drinking my Elderflower saison, brewed it with picked and vacuum sealed fresh frozen elderflower. Subtle elderflower note probably due to the method of keeping. I used 100g in 25 litres in the hopback and then those flowers into the fermenter.
Not an overpowering smell or taste which is good just in the background. I'm saving the rest for an IPA with the elderflowers just in the hopback.

im excited for the saison… it’s quickly becoming my favourite style

 

[RoomWithABrew]

@Jordang Yes I've got three on the go at the moment.
The elderflower saison I'm drinking, had a sneaky taste of a 100% brett fermented saison. Started the brett one in october and left it on primary for 4 months then transferred to keg with some priming sugar and an oak spiral. The plan is to let this Carb to about 2.5 vols ( which it has done over the last few months) then use counter pressure filler and bottle some into champagne bottles with a little more priming. I was really pleased with the first taste.
Final one in primary is an pohutakawa saison, this is a native tree in NZ red flowers, you pick the stamens only. I used some for a cordial which was quite astringent but had good aroma, the cordial needed a lot more sugar in it, hence I pitched this one onto a portion of the Brett trub and have let it go.
Might just go straight to bottle with that one.
The tricky bit is serving them on draft, I really need some of that 3mm internal Kegland eva tube, currently I replumbed the keg for the elderflower and have 4 metres of line for it and a one metre rise, it's still quite foamy though but could be a bit overcarbed as only recent pressure transfer.
The sparkling elderflower " wine " I made is very aromatic and flavourful, tempted to try a little in glass mixing to see what happens.

 

[Jordang]

I’ve always made elderflower ‘fizz’ - like a cider but dryer that has loads of elderflower flavour in! There’s nothing to hide the flavour behind I suppose.
That line-up sounds amazing though!! I do like a Brett….