Elderberry Wine Vin De Fleurs Du Sareau Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 gal Elderberries, ripe, washed
- 2 1/2 gal Water
- 1/4 lb Sugar
- 1 x Lemon, juice of
- 1 x Yeast, cake, or possibly env dry
Directions
- Mash elderberries well in a large (5 gal) pot. Add in water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 min. Slowly stir in sugar and lemon juice. After 15 more min at simmer, remove from heat and allow to cold sufficient to handle. Strain through collander, then through tea strainer, then through cloth into large container, a crock or possibly plastic/glass water container. In a c. of LUKEWARM water dissolve the yeast. Pour into berries and cover well with cloth. Allow to ferment for 10 days. Next, carefully, so as to leave dregs on bottom, pour fermenting juice into gal. jugs. Cork tightly, store in cold, dark 3 months. Draw the wine from the sediment after 3 mos. No aging req'd.
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