Elderflower HELP!

Rikki · Jul 26, 2016

Hi All,
Made Elderflower wine last year and have done 2 rackings, the wine is nicely clearing BUT! it as a very strong Elderflower (Over Powering) bouquet and no body to the wine. Dose anyone have any suggestions what I can do to improve this wine

Many thanks

Rikki :pray:

AdrianTrace · Jul 26, 2016

Use it as a mixer with gin & tonic [emoji1] It's what I did with my over strong elderflower. Or I had a dash of lemonade in it.

I'm not sure how easy it will be to rescue now that it is done.

Rikki · Jul 27, 2016

Thanks Adrian, gonna mix it with a lemon wine and referment

Regards Rikki

Personal91 · Jul 27, 2016

Rikki said:
Thanks Adrian, gonna mix it with a lemon wine and referment

Regards Rikki

what size batch have you done ?

Rikki · Jul 29, 2016

I done 4 gallons of Elderflower 3 gallons of Lemon

Tau · Jul 29, 2016

Rikki said:
Hi All,
Made Elderflower wine last year and have done 2 rackings, the wine is nicely clearing BUT! it as a very strong Elderflower (Over Powering) bouquet and no body to the wine. Dose anyone have any suggestions what I can do to improve this wine

Many thanks

Rikki :pray:

If you haven't used Potassium Sorbate then you could use a single bottle to make another gallon, like I did here http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=61979

Rikki · Jul 29, 2016

Thanks for that Tau, will be going to my Brew store tomorrow for some Potassium Sorbate and give it ago. whats your Lemon Balm Wine Like, is it dry & Citrus?

Regards Rik :thumb:

Tau · Jul 29, 2016

Rikki said:
Thanks for that Tau, will be going to my Brew store tomorrow for some Potassium Sorbate and give it ago. whats your Lemon Balm Wine Like, is it dry & Citrus?

Regards Rik :thumb:

Don't add Potassium sorbate :nono: if you hadn't stopped your elferflower with k.sorbate then it will ferment again when diluted if you had it won't ferment out again.

Lemon balm havent taken it off the must yet, will let you know how it goes.

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