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RE: Elderflower champagne - Small chilli - 28-05-2020

Thanks Mikey,  Cool  .

RE: Elderflower champagne - Moth - 29-05-2020

I'm not a fan of alcohol in any form, but I'd like to make elderflower cordial this year. The thing that strikes me is that the recipes I have for cordial are pretty much the same as the recipes for champagne, except for less water. So what's to stop The cordial fermenting into alcohol then? Or is that a risk I have to take?

RE: Elderflower champagne - Vinny - 29-05-2020

I made cordial one year and because its got a short shelf life I put it into small plastic bottles and kept it in the freezer until required. Shy

My gran used to make wonderful elder-flower 'pop'.  She had a large basin and added lemons and sugar then floated full elderflower heads upside down on the top. Rolleyes
The pop was always cloudy and prone to exploding bottles now and again but was a wonderfully refreshing non-alcoholic summer drink. Smile

RE: Elderflower champagne - Moth - 29-05-2020

Your elderflower pop would be like ginger beer then, fizzy but not enough alcohol in it to call it an alcoholic beverage. bet you all slept well though Wink

RE: Elderflower champagne - SarrissUK - 29-05-2020

Cordial is made much quicker than the champagne. It only has to steep over night and it's ready to sieve and bottle up. Champagne needs to sit for longer, or have added yeast to get the bubbles.

RE: Elderflower champagne - Small chilli - 09-06-2020

Made mine today

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RE: Elderflower champagne - Vinny - 09-06-2020

(09-06-2020, 05:13 PM)Small chilli Wrote: Made mine today
Nice one SC. That's the way my Grandma made it by floating the heads on top of the liquid. Cool

I wonder whether plastic milk cartons would work once its strained as I have no stoppered bottles? Huh

RE: Elderflower champagne - Small chilli - 09-06-2020

(09-06-2020, 08:19 PM)Vinny Wrote:
(09-06-2020, 05:13 PM)Small chilli Wrote: Made mine today
Nice one SC. That's the way my Grandma made it by floating the heads on top of the liquid. Cool

I wonder whether plastic milk cartons would work once its strained as I have no stoppered bottles? Huh
I decided to go with this recipe 
https://www.foragersfolly.co.uk/elderflower-champagne-2/

and I’m reusing fizzy drinks bottle. After sterilising obviously  Smile

RE: Elderflower champagne - Mamzie - 11-06-2020

I really hope to try doing this x

RE: Elderflower champagne - Can the Man - 11-06-2020

Vinny plastic milk cartons will not work, the bottle needs to be able to withstand pressure from carbonation I would also worry about sterilisation of used milk cartons