Comments on: The explosive elderflower champagne http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/ Self-sufficiency, growing food, keeping chickens, recipes Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:40:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alice http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Alice Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:55:26 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-484 I would recommend NOT using glass (unless you know exactly what you are doing!). Mine exploded in the kitchen last night. Glass fragments everywhere. The tiles on the opposite wall were chipped and chunks had been taken out of the wooden units near where the bottle (Grolsch-type cap) stood. If it had exploded literally 5 seconds earlier, it would have been me with chunks missing. I learnt a very valuable lesson in home brewing... I would recommend NOT using glass (unless you know exactly what you are doing!). Mine exploded in the kitchen last night. Glass fragments everywhere. The tiles on the opposite wall were chipped and chunks had been taken out of the wooden units near where the bottle (Grolsch-type cap) stood. If it had exploded literally 5 seconds earlier, it would have been me with chunks missing. I learnt a very valuable lesson in home brewing…

]]> By: Caro Edwards http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Caro Edwards Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:02:51 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-130 I am going to pick my first ever batch of elder flowers tomorrow to make ny first ever batch of E/F Champ. Have researched which bottles to use and have plumped for PET 500ml botts. Very interesting reading all your comments.... will keep you posted. Went to Hugh F-W's Strawberry fair on Sunday where he had made a very lovely Strawberry alc fizz with pureed strawbs, goozgog wine made two months ago, loadsa sugar and (I think?) some sparkling water....Mmmmm very nice. See his prog on 24th of June,:) Hope my E/F Champ becomes as tasty!!! I am going to pick my first ever batch of elder flowers tomorrow to make ny first ever batch of E/F Champ. Have researched which bottles to use and have plumped for PET 500ml botts. Very interesting reading all your comments…. will keep you posted. Went to Hugh F-W’s Strawberry fair on Sunday where he had made a very lovely Strawberry alc fizz with pureed strawbs, goozgog wine made two months ago, loadsa sugar and (I think?) some sparkling water….Mmmmm very nice. See his prog on 24th of June,:) Hope my E/F Champ becomes as tasty!!!

]]> By: jon barrow http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-129 jon barrow Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-129 Just use any plastic bottles - the 'squishier' (like coke bottles) the better, as they'll stretch. Release the pressure by unscrewing the tops gently when the bottle goes hard or starts to go mis-shapen. You might have to do this every day. Don't worry, your champagne will still be highly fizzy at the end of the process. I've been releasing pressure from my batch every evening. Just use any plastic bottles – the ’squishier’ (like coke bottles) the better, as they’ll stretch. Release the pressure by unscrewing the tops gently when the bottle goes hard or starts to go mis-shapen. You might have to do this every day. Don’t worry, your champagne will still be highly fizzy at the end of the process. I’ve been releasing pressure from my batch every evening.

]]> By: sam martin http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-128 sam martin Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:42:23 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-128 Dear Pasty Muncher,and all, Thank you for all your comments they were very interesting . This year is the first year I am going to make Elderflower Champagne. Ive been making Elderflower Cordial for years , and it freezes really well. But I have to say the Champagne’s volatility makes me a little concerned. I can not afford to buy the sprung top bottles,? Would they work anyway ? You mentioned that a good quality plastic bottle , please can you give me some idea as to WHAT bottles to use . Will I have to release the pressure regularly and for how long for . And will the pressure settle after a while , and how long does the champagne last for ? Does it inprove over years ??????. Regards all Ma Martin. Dear Pasty Muncher,and all,
Thank you for all your comments they were very interesting . This year is the first year I am going to make Elderflower Champagne. Ive been making Elderflower Cordial for years , and it freezes really well. But I have to say the Champagne’s volatility makes me a little concerned. I can not afford to buy the sprung top bottles,? Would they work anyway ? You mentioned that a good quality plastic bottle , please can you give me some idea as to WHAT bottles to use . Will I have to release the pressure regularly and for how long for . And will the pressure settle after a while , and how long does the champagne last for ? Does it inprove over years ??????.
Regards all
Ma Martin.

]]> By: onelegout http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-126 onelegout Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:38:33 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-126 Heya, Buy yourself a Hydrometer! It measures the amount of fermentable sugars left in the wine using the 'Specific Gravity' scale. You should only bottle the champagne once primary fermentation has finished and the gravity is lower than 1.010 SG. Oh, and if you measure the gravity before and after fermenting you can determine the exact alcohol content of your delicious champagne! H Heya,
Buy yourself a Hydrometer! It measures the amount of fermentable sugars left in the wine using the ‘Specific Gravity’ scale. You should only bottle the champagne once primary fermentation has finished and the gravity is lower than 1.010 SG.

Oh, and if you measure the gravity before and after fermenting you can determine the exact alcohol content of your delicious champagne!

H

]]> By: Pasty Muncher http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Pasty Muncher Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:11:19 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-127 The only time I ran into problems using pastic bottles was making home brew beer and the secondary fermenation coninued in the bottles. There was a clue that all was not well - the plastic bottles 'stretched' and after an anxious approach I was able to release the pressure. I make elderflower champagne every year and have only had problems with glass bottles - please try again using good plastic bottles that are designed to withstand the pressure. Cheers The only time I ran into problems using pastic bottles was making home brew beer and the secondary fermenation coninued in the bottles. There was a clue that all was not well – the plastic bottles ’stretched’ and after an anxious approach I was able to release the pressure.

I make elderflower champagne every year and have only had problems with glass bottles – please try again using good plastic bottles that are designed to withstand the pressure.

Cheers

]]> By: Still waiting for the wine | Blagger http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Still waiting for the wine | Blagger Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:39:05 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-125 [...] gravity and go ahead with bottling anyway you risk having them explode in storage, much like our elderflower champagne did. We won’t be making that mistake [...] [...] gravity and go ahead with bottling anyway you risk having them explode in storage, much like our elderflower champagne did. We won’t be making that mistake [...]

]]> By: Jammy disaster | Blagger http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Jammy disaster | Blagger Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:00:11 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-124 [...] goings-over, the floor and worktops are just as sticky as they were when I’d been trying to stop the elderflower champagne from exploding out of the bottles. [...] [...] goings-over, the floor and worktops are just as sticky as they were when I’d been trying to stop the elderflower champagne from exploding out of the bottles. [...]

]]> By: goodrichard.com » Blog Archive » Make your own: elderflower champagne http://www.blagger.co.uk/brewing-and-winemaking/the-explosive-elderflower-champagne/comment-page-1/#comment-123 goodrichard.com » Blog Archive » Make your own: elderflower champagne Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:33:54 +0000 http://www.blagger.co.uk/?p=363#comment-123 [...] this morning. Emergency action was called for then, and it arrived in the shape of heat-shrunk sleeves. Just like ‘proper’ wine [...] [...] this morning. Emergency action was called for then, and it arrived in the shape of heat-shrunk sleeves. Just like ‘proper’ wine [...]

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