http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/ Self-sufficiency, growing food, keeping chickens, recipes Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:32:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Pasty Muncher Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:08:06 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-120 Elderflower champers is fine for a few weeks but for a longer lating elderflower drink try making <a href="http://www.pastymuncher.co.uk/elderflower-cordial-hand-written-instructions/" rel="nofollow">elderflower cordial</a> - it too is really simple and you can freeze it! Elderflower champers is fine for a few weeks but for a longer lating elderflower drink try making elderflower cordial – it too is really simple and you can freeze it!

]]> http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Rob Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:56:53 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-119 Karen I think they are Cow Parsnip. Karen I think they are Cow Parsnip.

]]> http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Karen Somerfield Sat, 09 May 2009 07:27:09 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-118 I too was inspired by River Cottage last year and vosed I would be ready this May. We picked the flowers put it all in the bucket with everything required, that was Tuesday. Now I think I've picked the wrong flower! All the elderflowers seem to be on a tree or bush with large green leaves. I've picked the tall white umbrella flowers which grow on the verge. I'm not sure what they are but I don't think they are elderflower. I'm off to pick the real thing (which I noticed as I drove to work yesterday!) Anyone know what I picked on Tuesday? I too was inspired by River Cottage last year and vosed I would be ready this May. We picked the flowers put it all in the bucket with everything required, that was Tuesday. Now I think I’ve picked the wrong flower!
All the elderflowers seem to be on a tree or bush with large green leaves. I’ve picked the tall white umbrella flowers which grow on the verge. I’m not sure what they are but I don’t think they are elderflower. I’m off to pick the real thing (which I noticed as I drove to work yesterday!) Anyone know what I picked on Tuesday?

]]> http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Drinking the Elderflower Champagne | Blagger Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:10:47 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-117 [...] despite being the first bottle opened, it was also the last complete bottle we have. We made 15 and a half in total, all of which except for this one and the other half bottle blew their corks and spewed [...] [...] despite being the first bottle opened, it was also the last complete bottle we have. We made 15 and a half in total, all of which except for this one and the other half bottle blew their corks and spewed [...]

]]> http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Eating the first of our eggs | Blagger Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:03:20 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-116 [...] done chucks. We should really have opened one of the bottles of elderflower champagne to toast your success, but you wouldn’t have appreciated it. Not that that’s really the [...] [...] done chucks. We should really have opened one of the bottles of elderflower champagne to toast your success, but you wouldn’t have appreciated it. Not that that’s really the [...]

]]> http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-115 goodrichard.com » Blog Archive » Make your own: elderflower champagne Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:32:37 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-115 [...] beer, we were inspired by River Cottage Spring, and last weekend thought we’d have a go at making fizzy stuff derived from the heads of flowers which, at this time of year, abundantly fill the [...] [...] beer, we were inspired by River Cottage Spring, and last weekend thought we’d have a go at making fizzy stuff derived from the heads of flowers which, at this time of year, abundantly fill the [...]

]]> http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/how-to-make-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Elderflower champagne… highly volatile » Meeester Nik Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:58:56 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=356#comment-114 [...] It turns out it’s actually quite easy. We cleaned out the fermenter that we’d used to brew our beer and dropped in 20 elder heads that we’d gathered from the alley down by the allotments. To this we added the squeezed juice and chipped skins of six lemons, 4.5lb of sugar (whatever that is in kilos), a tablespoon of yeast and 12 litres of water, most of which was cold, but some of which was hot. You can read about how we did it here. [...] [...] It turns out it’s actually quite easy. We cleaned out the fermenter that we’d used to brew our beer and dropped in 20 elder heads that we’d gathered from the alley down by the allotments. To this we added the squeezed juice and chipped skins of six lemons, 4.5lb of sugar (whatever that is in kilos), a tablespoon of yeast and 12 litres of water, most of which was cold, but some of which was hot. You can read about how we did it here. [...]

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