Clearing & Bottling Country Wine (Elderberry Wine part 2)
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- In this video, the second on elderberry wine, we show the clearing, filtering and bottling steps for elderberry wine (and most country wines)
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What a likeable chap so informative and easy to follow I’m going to have a go thank you will be subscribing 👍
That's very kind of you, thank you!
I’ve been making the 7 day kit wines and I’m going to move onto the country fruit ones. Maybe I missed it but overall, how long a process is this from fermentation to bottling?
Hi! Various factors will affect the duration (especially temperature) but it's broadly similar to the eine kits that you are used to
Thanks for a very interesting series of wine making videos. I don't recall you mentioning degassing in any of your videos. What are your views of degassing and using a degassing whip.
@@GERTYUG I either degas by gand with a paddle or use something akin to Ritchie Degasser
I absolutely love watching your videos, I was so impressed by your simple approach to sharing your knowledge with us. And your passion is infectious. I’ve been home brewing wine and beer for around 13 years and still consider myself a novice. Foraging with my father was a punishment for me in my youth 😂 lol! if I was grounded… we would often gather blackberries and elderberries that he would turn into fantastic wine. To take the sting out of being punished, I was often treated to a glass over a game of chess. Over the years I learned so much from watching him and asking him questions. Seems there’s many varying methods and opinions to home brewing. I’ve learnt so much from you and agree that if done properly, the final product is far better than what we buy in the shops. Thank you Hugh, subscribed and looking forward to watching more. I’ve been teaching my better half the magic of home brewing and we currently have Parsnip, Rhubarb, Blueberry and Strawberry batches bubbling away 🤗🍷 cheers! 👌🏽
@@MrBanzai72 I've never tried blueberry but I bet it's delicious!
@@EnglishCountryLife me neither! That’s why I thought I’d give it go. Plus strawberries seemed a bit more expensive. I got my missus a Young’s strawberry kit for her first ever attempt. It’s amazing what we can brew! 🍷🍺 thank you again and keep up the good work 👊🏽🤗
How do you tell when fermenting is complete?
The scientific way is to use a hydrometer to measure specific gravity. It should be stable and below 1.000. The simple way is when no gas passes through the airlock in several minutes and a taste of the wine is not sweet.
thanks - I’ve seen some lush elderberries near our home - I’ve got all the gear but not made anything for a while - so there’s no need to add yeast nutrients/ and other chemicals which you see on many other recipes? I used to use tea in my wine back in the day 😀
@@robjamessolo Hi Rob, this is a super simple recipe, no chemicals, but it works
@@EnglishCountryLife ok I’ll try it if I can get out to the elderberries (not been well)
Your videos are always so fun to watch! Love learning about how you do things! Thank you for sharing ❤️ 🍷
Thanks do much Linda!
Hi lovely, do we have to cork the wine or is the glass bottle that close (full glass) okay? xxx
@@JennaBainbridge-i5v So long as there's an air tight seal it should be okay
@@EnglishCountryLife Thank you so so much, harvested a lot of wild elderberries today as I'm trying to become more self sufficient and learn traditional skills, plus I hate wasting things. Recently I've collected tons of plums, blackberries, apples, elderberries, strawberries, etc so trying to use them for different things haha. My apples will be given to the farm I volunteer at (I also get eggs in exchange at this farm which is lovely)
Is it done fermenting when the bubbling in the airlock stops?
@@luminaryink3491 The best test is to check with a hydrometer but if no bubbles pass in 5 minutes, have a taste. If it isn't sweet, it's done 🙂
@@EnglishCountryLife thank you!
Nice explanation of each step, I have been thinking of getting the wine filter, Now added it to my Christmas list : Thanks for reminding me -)
Quick question, do you not de-gas your wine?
Thanks again
Hi Mark, generally with 1 gallon batches, I find the two rackings are sufficient to degass 🙂
Hi helpful content thanks.
My first country wine attempt was a disaster (rose hip).
Anyway couple of questions please. Do you use bleach to sterilise your bottles too and are screw caps acceptable?
Thanks
Brian
Hi Brian,
You can use bleach on bottles too, just rinse well! Screw caps are fine and good home brew shops sell quality replacement caps
@@EnglishCountryLife thanks very much. Can i use dried elderberries and follow your recipe? Or are the berry quantities different?
Hi Brian, I generally use fresh as they are so abundant here but normally with dried fruits use about half of the fresh quantity
I've made lots of different wines this year, all learnt from your channel! My only question is that once the wine is bottled hiw soon can we drink it? 🤔😊
I think its sensible to wait almost 5 .... minutes 😁. Genuinely its fine as soon as bottled but most will improve as it ages, so try some straight away but leave some for later too
Rhubarb wine? Any info?
I've not filmed rhubarb wine but I am happy to if you like?
Do you pasteurize?
We don't, it's not needed
Don’t you use any fermentation stopper ?
@@robjamessolo It's not necessary for many recipes as they fully ferment the sugar
@@EnglishCountryLife thanks - I’ve seen some lush elderberries near our home - I’ve got all the gear but not made anything for a while - so there’s no need to add yeast nutrients/ and other chemicals which you see on many other recipes? I used to use tea in my wine back in the day 😀
Hello there, I have been watching your videos on wine making. And I enjoy them very much. I have been making wine now for a long time so I’m very familiar with how, what and why.
Today I’m interested in learning about making “Sherry” style wine. I look forward to hearing from you soon and hopefully seeing you on RUclips with this subject matter.
Thank you very much.
Teresa Bennett
@@teresamariebennett5430 Hi Teresa, that would be an excellent subject for a new video
I'm a new subscriber. Enjoyed the video immensely. Do you have any videos on making elderberry mead? Thanks
Hi Julie,
I haven't filmed mead yet, I really must get around to it!
Definitely interested in seeing the other methods of filtering out the sediment. Especially the egg method as there are always too many eggs so why not use them rather than buy something else 😊
A further video for you. Collect up all the lees for a year or so and make something along the lines of Marmite/Vegemite! Why not!!
I must admit ghat I love Marmite!
@@EnglishCountryLife I’m a Vegemite fan. Apparently the difference is celery. There are a few videos out there explaining how they’re made commercially which I think is enough info to give it a try on a small scale. Of course they use beer yeast so if you use wine yeast that’s bound to change it a bit, but that might be really interesting to experiment with too. Once I move I’ll be making a few wines for cooking and maybe the odd glass and I’m definitely going to try some kind of yeast extract just for fun 🤩 Actually I really like Bovril too and it’s really hard to find here and ridiculously expensive, so I’ll probably try my hand at that one day too.
Thank you for another wonderful instructional! A video I would really appreciate would how to make a back-sweetened sparkling wine. If the effervescence comes from fermenting the last bit of sugar added to the bottles, how do you have a sweeter sparkling wine that won't explode? Thank you! 🙏
We will add it to the list!
Hi . If I make elderberry wine this autumn when will it be ready to drink. Thanks for the great video 👍
It's drinkable straight away, will be nice by Christmas and even better at a year old.
Great video, love watching your brew videos. How about a sloe wine vid? It's an abundant year for them. Thanks.
That's a good idea Zoe - thank you
Yes please more about stout and beer, I have started making county wine again after watching your video's
Got an interesting blackcurrant based project coming up next week Mick ...
Thanks for an amazing series. If I want a totally vegan wine, what would be your recommended method for settling out the particulates other than repeat syphoning over a longer time please? Thanks
Hi! I'd suggest looking into bentonite . It's a mineral clay that's very useful in settling out particulates.
Really appreciate the advice, thank you. Made a note! All the best.
@@MarkyBigSmoke Always enjoy chatting with like minded people 🙂
how long can you keep the wine for once it has been bottled? And at what point is it the best to drink it?
I've kept elderberry wine for over 10 years and it only improves over that time. It's drinkable straight away but benefits from at least a few months in the bottle
Good morning Hugh, we have just started wine making and are loving your videos. Can you reuse your muslin cloths and if so how do you clean yours? Thank you.
Good morning and thank you! You most certainly can reuse them. I hand wash them with just a squeeze of washjng up liquid to remove any trapped particles. With elderberry they are going to stain so put them in a bucket if water with a splash of plain bleach overnight. They come up as good as new.
That's brilliant, thank you.
Any time
That’s brilliant. Thank you so much 👍
You're very welcome!
I would love to watch 'How to make Elderberry Wine Part 1' but I can't find it. Has it been renamed or removed?
Here you go Beth 🙂. ruclips.net/video/0kH1oVGVv8g/видео.html
@@EnglishCountryLife CHEERS Hugh
@@bethkash4068 👍
Thank you!
You are very welcome 🍷🙂
Good morning Hugh
We have an apple tree in our garden and are really interested in making a spiced apple wine.
Do you have a recipe/video for such a wine.
Many thanks.
I don't at present but I do have home cider making if that's of interest?
No problem, if this is something you do in the future that would be great.
We will watch the cider video and continue to enjoy your other videos. Thank you.
@@ssahasrara6832 I will definitely make one in the future, it's a great idea!
Here's the cider process The juicing would be the same for wine
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Excellent couple of videos!
Exactly what we were looking for.
The only thing I didn't see (i may have missed it) is how to know when the wine has finished fermenting in the demijohn. Presumably when all bubbling has stopped?
Also, is it really necessary to clarify and bottle the wine, or is that just for 'aesthetic' reasons, and can we simply drink it once fermentation has finished?
Yup, when the gas stops passing through the airlock is the easy way. It's definitely work clearing the wine and storing it in something air tight, it improves both flavour and keeping.
Thank you. This will help a lot.
Enjoy 🍷