Making Elderflower Wine - The Taste of Summer (Part 1)

In this simple, step by step series we share all the tips and techniques necessary to make a top flight elderflower wine, from selecting and harvesting to ingredients, sterilizing and infusion. Country wines done well are immensely satisfying, absolutely delicious and almost free! Brew along with us in this simple, easy to follow series Fir this recipe you will need (For each gallon / Demijohn / 4.5 litres / 6 bottles of wine) 500ml of trimmed elderflowers Grated rind of 1 unwaxed lemon Juice of 1 lemon 100g roughly chopped raisins (Later) 1tsp wine yeast Yeast nutrient (optional) 1.2 kg granulated sugar Wine finings (optional to speed clearing) Equipment Clean Brewing Vessel Unscented bleach for sterilising Sieve / Collander Muslin or cheesecloth Demijohn Cork / bung Airlock Large funnel Wine filter (Optional) Second brewing vessel / Demijohn for "racking off" Siphon / plastic tube Wine bottles Cork Corking gun (optional) Wine shrink capsules (optional)