How to make Elderflower Champagne | Brewbitz Homebrew Shop

Here we show you how to make your own Elderflower Champagne. An easy to follow recipe that makes a gorgeous fizzy elderflower wine that screams of spring, with a sweet aroma and lots of fizz. Davin takes you out in the fields and shows you how to identify Elder, the flower and the best flowers to pick, then back to the kitchen to get brewing. If you are in the UK and need any ingredients, then please support our website by buying your brewing ingredients or brewing equipment from us at http://www.brewbitz.com What You will need... First, let’s look at the equipment you’ll need to brew your wine: Brewing Bucket with lid Demi-John & Air Lock Thermometer Spoon (Plastic or Stainless Steel) Pint Jug Muslin bag (or a strainer) Siphon (plastic tube) 6 Bottles & corks (Champagne or Swing Top bottles are best) Hydrometer (optional if you want to test the strength of your champagne) And now the ingredients: 1pint of Elderflower petals (50g dried Elderflowers if out of season) - https://www.brewbitz.com/products/eld... 8 pints boiling water 3lb Sugar Grated rind of 2 Lemons Juice of the 2 Lemons (Or 2 tsp Citric Acid) 2 Tbsp Quality White Wine Vinegar 1tsp Wine Tanning (or 150ml of Stewed Tea) 1 Sachet Sparkling / Champagne Yeast 1tsp Yeast Nutrient Please note: be careful when opening your bottles ;) We've had some extremely hot weather and the bottle conditioning went a bit crazy! You can also use Elderflowers to make a spirit infusion. Gin & Vodka make brilliant elderflower infusions. Or just pick some flowers, pop then in a vase and they will fill your room with a lush sweet scent of spring. Read the full recipe and process on how to make your own Elderflower champagne at home using our recipe here - https://www.brewbitz.com/pages/elderf...