hist-brewing: Elderberries

[Barnacle Bill]

In message <4.3.2.7.0.20010905202510.00aa8c70 at pop.doctorbeer.com>, Joyce
Hersh <msmead at doctorbeer.com> writes
>Elderberries are ripe. 


Elderberry wine time!


I noticed they were out in town - seems earlier than usual
> Has anyone tried to make elderberry mead?  Did it 
>taste good?  How many pounds of elderberries per gallon should I use? 

> Is 
>there anything peculiar to elderberries that I should watch out for?

tannin - a straight elderberry wine needs a year or two of maturation


Now off to look for blackberries (:-)

HTH


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>-- Joyce
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