Elderberry juice: The two widely available juices are Vintners Harvest Fruit Base and Vintners Best. I think this has come up before, the VH base is made of elderberry juice and water. The VB base is a combination of fruit juice and corn suryp. Everything tells me I should buy the one that is...
Mom is turning 80 in a couple years. She loves elderberry wine and I am determined to make her the best elderberry wine possible for her birthday. Please share your recipes. My commitment is to make them all in small batches and find the perfect one, as far as me mum is concerned anyway. I...
Can’t find this kit anywhere now. If anyone sees one, please do me a huge favor and PM me. I don’t care that it’s over a year old I want another one! (Or two)
It does sound like a little extra oak for a 1 gallon batch. If you go the tweeking route, a few ounces of glycerine may serve you well.
https://labelpeelers.com/glycerine-4-oz/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuer2iLyP4AIVi4bACh0bhw9vEAQYAiABEgLvafD_BwE
I can just say that I bottled a pino that I would describe as “watery” and lack of flavor and mouthfeel only to have it become an outstanding wine after several months in the bottle. On the other side, I have “tweeked” wine to try to fix something that didn’t really need fixing and was not...
I would guess the tartness you describe is hiding some of the flavor. All my wines have this tartness at this age. I would do nothing but give it more time. Good luck
I finished mine much the way you did with the apple concentrate. Bottled half but kegged and force carbonated the rest. The wine is aging as we drink the cider! Yum
I got my order today. It was packed poorly/ inappropriately and the contents of the original box were lose in the oversized box that is so common with Amazon. Everything was accounted for and not damaged so I guess all is good. I’m happy with my purchase but hesitant to order from them again...