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basically my recipe screwed me over.... i have taken note of it and wont make the same mistake! it told me to put x amount of elderflower, zest and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange, 1/2 cup of strong black tea. pour 6pts of boiling water over it and mix. leave for 4 days... remove flowers and boil...

i have had elderberry ice cream sauce... so long as its sweet its good so i see no reason why it wouldn't go in gin or vodka :D

on the topic of newbie and elderflower wine... i have many gallons of the stuff in various stages but it is starting to smell... musty almost :( when i first made it it smelt really delicate and sweet but now it smells like damp and must... is this normal? i have just added the relevant amounts...

i am currently making 2GAL of elderflower sparkling wine.... bought 2x 50g packs of dried elder flowers off e-bay as i am far too lazy to pick them :ugeek: add the zest and juice of 1 lemon and orange and 1 50g pack of flowers per gal... and half a cup of strong cold tea. 6pints of boiling...

i have also considered this... and i would suppose it would be similar to using bought apple juice? lol... the recipe i have says to cut into 1/4 and add x amount of water and leave for 10days, stiring 2-3 times a day... but i normally 2/3 fill a FB and completely cover with water... mix as...

to be honest i was toying with the idea of cocktail cherries... as i have a place i can get them cheap from :D

there are airlocks and rubber bungs at wilco's... they work out expensive-ish but if you buy 5 packet (10 airlocks) then stagger your fermenting start dates this may be enough :D

thanks for the info guys :) heard a new one today from a friend... damson brandy... i may well try this :)

lol... the smell is rather like wet dog i am afraid... but it was before the addition of the yeast... time shall tell on this one... also, i noticed it was an old topic once i got going lol. would i be able to also beg a copy of the recipe for elderflower wine please Mr. Mole? thanks all,

cherry infused brandy :)

Thanks for the offer but dont fancy driving all that way just yet, but will keep it in mind ;-)

i have made dandelion wine this year and it seems to be ok... although it does also smell funky... time shall tell weather it turns out ok... :pray:

not so sure if it is in the right place on here but i am desperately after a recipe for cherry brandy (mainly because i have found a few trees and owt for nowt lol) if you have one and would post it, i would appreciate it muchly! cheers in advance

thats the one :)) although at one point we was burning BSE cows... so not good :(

i shall try it with 1 or 2 :thumb:

i am actually from flixborough... but its all the same... and i dont follow football, lol... helps when your team is as **** as ours! lmao....

hmm... maybe the same in brandy but using cherries? mmm cherry brandy :D

thanks for the tip :D got my eye on some tree's in a top secret location... :D just depends on how much cheapy gin i can get :D

lmao.... it will be a symphony of tastes :lol:

yes, i also heard about the hot water being bad :( unsure about the immersion time... but mine smells strongly of rhubarb :-S time shall tell :thumb: