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Gr8 idea! I'm up for doing just that. Cheers!

Do you mean that an over-sweet elderberry can taste really good after a year or so? I do have another gall of similar which is at 1.011 that I was going to blend with a gall that went to dry at 0.994. I already added mulling spices (from the kitchen spice rack) and freshly squeezed...

Thanks WVMJ. did a test in a clean jam jar with mulling spices and it worked a treat - keeping it at 1.017 and not adding any more sugar the wine seems well balanced. So have put in small quantities of spices (I can add more if I need to in stages so as not to overdo it) and naturally sweet...

Wouldn't that mean it took longer to mature and mellow out? Anyone had any experience with mulling elderberry? I did measure some gluwien and found it to have sg 1.030+ so thought this might be a good option since it's only 1.017.

Hi. I made the mistake of racking too early and as I'd used 18% yeast I put extra fruit in. The wine has stopped fermenting at 15% and sg 1.017, and tastes over-rich. It's mainly elderberry but with a small amount of blackberry juice so it has more bite than pure elderberry. These are the...

I was under the impression that the ph is best kept at 3.4 - 3.5. I had a must that was very slow to start - the ph was abut 4.5. I added some orange and some lemon juice to bring it down to between 3 and 4 and then it got going. Took ten days to go from 1.08 to 1.005, including step feeding...

We live in (what used to be) the industrial north of England. Now we go for walks and occasionally view our heritage via the derelict ruins of old pottery kilns, disused canals etc. We both work supporting adults with learning disabilities but have enough spare time for hobbies. We have...