Elderflower cordial

[keith James]

New to this,can I make a wine out of, Elderflower cordial,if so what ingredients do I need, Thanks Keith

 

[Chippy_Tea]

A member made this many years ago it may be worth a try -



This turned out like a crisp chardonnay but without any grape juice.

3L Aldi apple juice from concentrate
1/3 of a 500ml bottle of Belvoir Elderflower cordial (Morrisons)
800g white sugar
1L water
1tsp Pectolase
1tsp yeast nutrient (dap)
1tsp bentonite
1tsp youngs GP wine yeast
1/4tsp grape tannin (or a cup of very strong black tea)

Original gravity was 1.102, but topped up with more apple juice to neck after 2 days when fermentation had settled down.
Racked after 5 weeks. 1 campden tablet added. FG 0.992 ABV about 15%
Bottled at 11 weeks.
Started drinking at 2 months in the bottle.

Notes:
The elderflower has faded but combined with the apple it gives a very pleasant wine similar to a chardonnay and does not really taste of apple either. Could probably cut back a bit on the sugar to 700g and add oak chips.
Very impressed with this one considering the simple origins & lack of grape juice. Looks lovely in the bottle.
I would consider it the "House white".
Aldi apple juice is quite light in colour to start with. I don't think this would work with darker apple juices.

 

[keith James]

A member made this many years ago it may be worth a try -



This turned out like a crisp chardonnay but without any grape juice.

3L Aldi apple juice from concentrate
1/3 of a 500ml bottle of Belvoir Elderflower cordial (Morrisons)
800g white sugar
1L water
1tsp Pectolase
1tsp yeast nutrient (dap)
1tsp bentonite
1tsp youngs GP wine yeast
1/4tsp grape tannin (or a cup of very strong black tea)

Original gravity was 1.102, but topped up with more apple juice to neck after 2 days when fermentation had settled down.
Racked after 5 weeks. 1 campden tablet added. FG 0.992 ABV about 15%
Bottled at 11 weeks.
Started drinking at 2 months in the bottle.

Notes:
The elderflower has faded but combined with the apple it gives a very pleasant wine similar to a chardonnay and does not really taste of apple either. Could probably cut back a bit on the sugar to 700g and add oak chips.
Very impressed with this one considering the simple origins & lack of grape juice. Looks lovely in the bottle.
I would consider it the "House white".
Aldi apple juice is quite light in colour to start with. I don't think this would work with darker apple juices.

Thank you very much,the cordial I'm going to try was made by myself yesterday,Cheers Keith

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

A member made this many years ago it may be worth a try -



This turned out like a crisp chardonnay but without any grape juice.

3L Aldi apple juice from concentrate
1/3 of a 500ml bottle of Belvoir Elderflower cordial (Morrisons)
800g white sugar
1L water
1tsp Pectolase
1tsp yeast nutrient (dap)
1tsp bentonite
1tsp youngs GP wine yeast
1/4tsp grape tannin (or a cup of very strong black tea)

Original gravity was 1.102, but topped up with more apple juice to neck after 2 days when fermentation had settled down.
Racked after 5 weeks. 1 campden tablet added. FG 0.992 ABV about 15%
Bottled at 11 weeks.
Started drinking at 2 months in the bottle.

Notes:
The elderflower has faded but combined with the apple it gives a very pleasant wine similar to a chardonnay and does not really taste of apple either. Could probably cut back a bit on the sugar to 700g and add oak chips.
Very impressed with this one considering the simple origins & lack of grape juice. Looks lovely in the bottle.
I would consider it the "House white".
Aldi apple juice is quite light in colour to start with. I don't think this would work with darker apple juices.

Just a little bump. I made this a couple of months ago and was really pleased with how it turned out. I used half of the Cordial and only had ASDA apple juice so it did end up quite dark in colour. Delicious though, thanks for the recipe.