Homemade Elderflower Champagne a good, cheap homebrew
100g elderflower heads shake to remove any creatures, 2 kg granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar, 4.5 litres boiling water, Juice and zest of 5 lemons preferably unwaxed, 1 sachet champagne yeast
Into a brewing bucket pour the boiling water onto sugar, mix well to dissolve, allow to cool
Add the elderflowers, white wine vinegar, lemon juice and zest, yeast
cover and ferment for 5 days
Strain the juice into sterilised bottles which can withstand the build of CO2
e.g Plastic beer bottles or swing top glass bottles (leaving a gap between the shoulder of the bottle and top)
Leave to ferment for another 7 days
Place somewhere cool to clear and mature
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