frydogbrews
Well-Known Member
ok, i went out and picked a bunch of the ripe elderberries in my backyard. after yoinking all the little berries off, i had about 7 cups of fruit, de-stemmed.
in my boundless intelligence, i decided to just slap them into the food processor and pulse a few times. bad idea. what came out was funky smelling and musty tasting olive green weirdness. i strained it through some cheesecloth, puked in my mouth a little, then dumped it down the drain. poop.
i will get one more shot at this, as only 1/3 of my fruit was ripe. i plan on adding it to a mead i have in my secondary. might not be enough for flavor, but it should make it a nice color.
with only one shot left, i don't want to mess it up. what's the best way to press juice out of elderberries? i've read about boiling in water and bruising, but i don't want to add a bunch of water to my mead unless i have to.
thanks in advance folks!
in my boundless intelligence, i decided to just slap them into the food processor and pulse a few times. bad idea. what came out was funky smelling and musty tasting olive green weirdness. i strained it through some cheesecloth, puked in my mouth a little, then dumped it down the drain. poop.
i will get one more shot at this, as only 1/3 of my fruit was ripe. i plan on adding it to a mead i have in my secondary. might not be enough for flavor, but it should make it a nice color.
with only one shot left, i don't want to mess it up. what's the best way to press juice out of elderberries? i've read about boiling in water and bruising, but i don't want to add a bunch of water to my mead unless i have to.
thanks in advance folks!