Elderflower Champagne

Despite Foxstrike we have had a fewgood things going for us. The crops of tomatoes and chilli's are doing well. The melons are Strong, but I will still be surprised if we get any fruit. And we made elderflower champagne. We tried it last night, and it was, if I do say so myself delicious.

We picked the Elderflowers 2 weeks ago. We researched the best way of brewing and as we are quite new to making our own booze (although no strangers to consuming too much) we decided the alcoholic Elderflower champagne was best. It was also cheap as only lemons, sugar and water were required as oppose to brewers yeast and those sort of things.

They recommend leaving it for 2 weeks to 2 years, so last night we cracked open the first bottle. It was fairly fizzy, though not as fizzy as champagne, we are hoping the longer we leave it the more bubbly it will become. But is was really lovely, and a morale boost following recent disasters. We have a party next week, so we are going to mix it with Vodka to increase the alcohol level and serve it as the guests arrive.

Brewing Elderflowers
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