Yes, wild yeast. If it doesn't kick off in a few days you can add some brewer's yeast to it but we never did. Haven't made it in ages!!!
There's lots of recipes online - I'd go with any of those! Basically sugar, elderflower heads (just shake the insects off, poor buggers don't want to drown) and water, maybe some lemon zest. Let us know how it turns out - I'm going to make some rhubarb champagne soon!
Nice! Yeah what u listed was basically what we did except went straight for the champagne yeast (as we added a lot of sugar and wanted a yeast that could handle that!). I did look it up but wanted to see your recipe!! ☺️. A neighbor was just talking to us yesterday about an amazing rhubarb wine he had! What’s it taste like? He said not “sour” at all.
No not sour ... rhubarby without sour! Delicate. Did you plant gooseberry?? As gooseberry wine is amazing. Once you start country wines you won't stop.. it's addictive huh @digitaldan ?
Yum yum. We have one gooseberry that I layered 5 times so hoping for many more. I'll have to try it when they yield. We also have black currant, mm. The possibilities are endless...
@riverflows It's addictive already got 6 bottles of elder flower done, two demijohns of rhubarb going and two gooseberry bushes filling up for a batch. I hardly drink alchohol but its just to much fun 😆
Nice tip! Thanks! What’s your elder flower champagne/wine recipe? Do I do a wild yeast ferment?
Yes, wild yeast. If it doesn't kick off in a few days you can add some brewer's yeast to it but we never did. Haven't made it in ages!!!
There's lots of recipes online - I'd go with any of those! Basically sugar, elderflower heads (just shake the insects off, poor buggers don't want to drown) and water, maybe some lemon zest. Let us know how it turns out - I'm going to make some rhubarb champagne soon!
Nice! Yeah what u listed was basically what we did except went straight for the champagne yeast (as we added a lot of sugar and wanted a yeast that could handle that!). I did look it up but wanted to see your recipe!! ☺️. A neighbor was just talking to us yesterday about an amazing rhubarb wine he had! What’s it taste like? He said not “sour” at all.
No not sour ... rhubarby without sour! Delicate. Did you plant gooseberry?? As gooseberry wine is amazing. Once you start country wines you won't stop.. it's addictive huh @digitaldan ?
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Yum yum. We have one gooseberry that I layered 5 times so hoping for many more. I'll have to try it when they yield. We also have black currant, mm. The possibilities are endless...
@riverflows It's addictive already got 6 bottles of elder flower done, two demijohns of rhubarb going and two gooseberry bushes filling up for a batch. I hardly drink alchohol but its just to much fun 😆