Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups Elderberries
- 12 cups water
- 5 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 lemon, juice only
- 3 campden tablet
- 1 teaspoon pectic enzyme
- 1 teaspoon yeast nutrients
- 1 package wine yeast
Recipe 1
preparation
Wash Berries. Remove stalks. Crush and place in primary fermentor. Dissolve campden tablets in 2 cups hot water. Add to primary fermentor. Stir in lemon juice and pectic enzyme. Leave overnight.
Add 10 cups water and yeast. Let sit 3 days, stirring daily. Make sure fruit stays submerged.
On day 4, strain out the fruit. Add sugar and nutrients. Put into secondary fermentor and attach airlock. Finish as for dry wine or sweet wine below.
