brewing 2ne1

ElderBerry 2010
Collected just over 4lbs of Berries (1 carrybag full Weighed with stalks on) from the fields around the back of Trumpington. The berries varied in size and ripeness from tree to tree.

Stripped off berries into a Bucket, Richard, Ella and the twins helped. Which made short work of a long job. And left to soak for an hour in cold water to kill off bugs and allow green berries and floaty bits to float to the top. Seived those off.

Filled up to one galleon of Boiled water in the fermentation bucket.
Mashed the berries in small quantities with a potatoe masher in a saucepan, then added them to the fermentation bucket.
Then added the following
8 oz of chopped raisins.
Juice of 1 lemon and 1 Orange.
A crushed vitamin B tablet 
Yeast nutrient 
I tasted it this year. And it tasted fruity but not sweet, almost savoury with no acidity. Still has the strange Elderberry after taste.
After reading last years attempt, and knowing that it came out a little dry. I think I will add the full amount of sugar and follow the recipe more closely, making 2 demijons rather than just the one.

Tomorrow I will add 2.5lbs of Sugar and the yeast

Marcus