Elderberry Wine

Name: Elderberry Wine
Ingredients: juice of 1 large lemon; burgundy yeast; nutrient; 3 lb. fresh elderberries; 1 gallon water; 2½ lb. sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farmhouse Kitchen

By Audrey Ellis

Published 1971

About

Ingredients

3 lb. fresh elderberries
1 gallon water
2½ lb.</

Household
Vegan
Drinks
Gluten-free

Method

Stalk and wash the berries. Mash them thoroughly. Pour boiling water over them and leave to soak for 4 days. Strain and press out liquor. Add sugar, lemon juice, yeast and nutrient and ferment to dryness.