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FLOWER WINES - 5 Litres Use the following volumes of flowers according to type :- Elderflower - 450 ml max./5 L. Rose Petal - 280 - 560 ml/5 L. Broom - 4.5 L. / 5 L. Honeysuckle - 1.1 L. /5 L. Do NOT use honeysuckle berries (POISON) You should adjust the volume of flower petals according to the degree of perfume they exhibit. This is especially true of rose petals. Be very careful with Elderflowers. Check for CAT odour (reject). Do not use too many, as this could result in an overpowering flavour & bouquet! Always shake off pollen grains as they cause cloudiness. Use a flour sieve to shake pollen and stamens through. Ingredients Choice of blossoms as above. 2 L. Grape Juice 1 L. Apple Juice freshly pressed 500 gm (18 oz) Sugar 1 teasp each of Bentonite, Yeast Nutrient and Pectolase Yeast : Gervin No. 2 or No. 5 Method Pick blossoms on a sunny day. Shake off pollen grains. Put in a bucket and pour over 550 ml ( 1pint) of boiling water. Leave for 24 hours. Put sugar & bentonite in a dry bucket and mix well. Add fruit juices, pectolase and nutrient. Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Make up to 4.5 litres with water and mix. Add yeast, cover and leave on the blossoms for 5 days (Maximum). Strain, discard blossoms and transfer liquid to demijohn. Ferment to dry (S.G. 0.994). When fermentation has ceased, rack from sediment, add 1 Campden and transfer to a clean demijohn. Keep in a dark place and rack again after about 1 month. You may sweeten the wine to taste. Jean Burgess, Denny Wine Club, 4 April 2003 |