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Uploaded by on Jun 18, 2009

I make elderflower champagne every year. This is how it's done.

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  • Do you rinse the flowers before steeping to get rid of bugs?

  • @fuzzibubbles1 No. The flowers contain natural yeast which you could wash off. You are also likely to wash out the goodness from the flowers. Don't forget that you need to strain the liquid before bottling it so that will get rid of any bugs.

  • thanks very much for the recipe. it was my first time making it and worked great!also made some with black lace elderflower, which turned out smashing,and made it a lovely pink colour.

  • @meabhyxxx Glad you found it useful. Later this year I'll have a go at making red champagne using elderberries and blackberries.

  • would it be hard to make it alcoholic?

  • @snelly69 It is easy to make it alcoholic. The longer it is left in the bottle, the more it ferments, so the more alcoholic it becomes. I've got 12 bottles I made last year waiting to be used and they should have a higher alcohol contents as a result of their being left to ferment for 8 months.

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  • @Cooking0the0art Once you have an elderflower tree you won't easily get rid of it, the tree grows very vigourously and the flowers are abundant. You can see them at the start of the video. They are quite easy to harvest, have a look around you and look up "Sambucus nigra". Avoid the green parts of the plant, and unripe berries, as they have toxins.

  • can i use other flowers or fruits in stead of elderflower

  • where can u get elderflower from please

  • where can u get elderflower from pleaSE

  • @jonathanwallace

    Hi, just re read your reply to my comment and have seen you are planning on making blackberry champagne. Just wondering will you be posting a video on it as i would really like to try it.

  • Oh and one more. When it's ready it's a "dry" champagne or "sweet"?

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