Homebrew Sambuca black.mp4

[TFBDionysus]

Here is another recipe

1 litre alcohol (40%abv)

1 litre (4 cups) of ripe elderberries

1/8 tsp anise essential oil (15 drops or use equivalent pure aniseed extract from Supermarket)

1/8 tsp pure licorice root extract

strip of lemon peel

2 cups of granulated sugar (can be in form of invert syrup)

1 tsp glycerine (for smoothness)

Macerate the elderberries in alcohol until it becomes a characteristic dark color, then add sugar, anise, licorice, lemon peel and macerate for 30 days. Strain.

[cbenderrun]

thanks for posting so soon, being in canada i wonder how maple syrup would change the characteristics of the finished sambuca?. i only say this because some maple syrups are not as sweet as others and when diluted could work well.

[TFBDionysus]

@cbenderrun Maple syrup would have a similar consistantcy to liquid glucose, flovour would be different but like all home brew, it is up to the makers preference, you can also get powder Liqueur Bases.

[TFBDionysus]

geez I didn't realise how many spelling mistakes I made in that video, I must have been testing the product too much

[cbenderrun]

hi, great video. one ? is the liquid glucose also called adjunct?

[TFBDionysus]

@cbenderrun I'm pretty sure brewing adjuncts are a totally different thing, as far as I know they are used in beer for flavour. The non-sweetened glucose I use when mixing up liqueur is a pretty much used for it's thinckening properties even though it does have some sweetness to it, it really doesn't have much of a flavour.