Following on from the success of the elderflower cordial I though I would try using another strongly scented flower. In our garden we have a couple David Austin roses which are strongly scented, one of which always has masses of flowers made up of many densely packed petals (this is the one). So armed with [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Rose Cordial
Posted in home brewing, Homebrew, tagged cordial, flower cordial, rose, rose cordial, summer drink recipes, summer drinks on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pink Elderflower Champagne
Posted in home brewing, Homebrew, Wine, tagged elderflower champagne, elderflower shampagne, Homebrew on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As well as making elderflower cordial and wine, I have also made some elderflower champagne (or shampagne if you don’t want to upset the French). However this batch is not made with the flowers from the wild elder but with those from a black elder in our garden. Rather than white they are pink. Ingredients: [...]
Elderflower Cordial
Posted in Homebrew, tagged elderflower cordial, elderflowers, soft drink on June 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I normally post up recipes for alcoholic drinks, but this time here is one for a really nice soft drink. This is easy to make and will provide you with plenty of cordial to last the summer. Ingredients: 1 carrier bag of elderflower heads 2 lemons 1 camden tablet 2.25 kg sugar 3 tbsp citric [...]
Quick & Spicy Mead
Posted in home brewing, Homebrew, Mead on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have made mead quite a few times in the past, and in fact have just bottled a gallon, but it takes a long time (typically 9-12 months) before you can drink it. After a bit of googling, I came across the idea of “short” mead. This is where you ferment it in a demijohn [...]
Sodding Nanny State
Posted in Homebrew on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I needed some citric acid for the elderflower cordial I am making at the moment as I had run out. Called into Wilkinson’s in Andover at the weekend but they were out of stock and didn’t know when they would be getting any more. Today I called into Wilkinson’s in Basingstoke to find that their [...]
