🌼 Elderflower Champagne (Easy Recipe)
A light, naturally fizzy drink that’s perfect for warm weather. 🧾 Ingredients 7 heads of elderflowers (picked on a dry, sunny day) 1 gallon (8 pints / ~4.5 litres) water 2 lemons 🍋 (juice + thinly sliced peel) 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or cider vinegar 1¼ lb (about 570g) white sugar 👩🍳 Method Boil the water Bring the water to a boil, then pour it over the sugar in a large container. Stir until dissolved. Let it cool Allow the sugary water to cool completely. Add the ingredients Add: Elderflower heads Lemon juice Lemon peel slices Vinegar Leave to infuse Cover and leave the mixture for 24 hours . Strain Strain the liquid through muslin (or a clean cloth) into another container. Bottle it Pour into clean plastic bottles that previously held fizzy drinks (like sparkling water bottles). ⏳ Fermentation & Fizz Lightly fizzy after 1 week Very fizzy after 2 weeks ⚠️ Important: Check bottles daily and gently loosen the caps to release pressure ...