have noticed some berries starting to appear and thinking of making a wine. anybody here brew this, any tips n advice appreciated.
1kg of elderberry
250g dried apricots
2 ripe banana
250g raisins
250g white sugar
15g lemon juice
campden tab
4 l water
bordeaux yeast and nutes
clean and wash elderberries
chop apricots
peel slice bananas
all fruit into a pan with the water, heat to 80c for 15min
cool and strain
add lemon juice and campden leave for 24hrs
stir in sugar and yeast
ferment out
rack and then store till bright
rack again and store for 1 year
then bottle and keep for 1 year
taken from home wine and beer making by ben turner.1979