Green elderberry wines

[Canonmillbilly]

Just been reading Bob's "Winemaking with Elderberries T. Edwin Belt" thread:

http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1009

Several recipes using green elderberries...

Anyone tried?

[lockwood1956]

Still looking for a green elderberry tree here.....

M has one in her garden, keep meaning to take cuttings

Cant believe I typed all of that out...took bloomin ages (saddo)

[Canonmillbilly]

Ahhh...

Green Elderberries are not unripe red elderberries

And there was me thinking I could go gathering green berries!

[fatbloke]

Ahhh...

Green Elderberries are not unripe red elderberries

And there was me thinking I could go gathering green berries!

Ooo eerrrr missus.......

Most people aren't aware, that elderberry trees are toxic. It's only the berries that aren't a problem.

So with that in mind, i'd have thought its better not to try unripe red/black ones. That's presuming that the ones mentioned in the recipe are actually different.

Not long to wait anyway, as the ones round here are nearly ready for picking, so yours can't be far behind.

[Cellar_Rat]

....M has one in her garden, keep meaning to take cuttings

I should take some photo's Green edlerberry tree's indeed - yeah righto

[lockwood1956]

There is a variety of elderberry "Sambucus Nigra Verescens" that produces green elderberries. The bark of the bush is white and they produce pale green to yellow berries that are striped like gooseberries and almost see through, you can see the seeds through the skin. (Winemaking with elderberries T Edwin Belt page 16 paragraph 3)

The more Common Sambucus Nigra produces the purple black berries more commonly found.

Just because one doesnt know about it, doesn't make it untrue.......

[Cellar_Rat]

You'll be telling me next you can turn sugary water into wine ?

[lockwood1956]

lol......you can even add root vegetables to it (I am told)

[kampervan]

what happened to the cutting last year. prob is that the birds love these berries so is hard to get enough

[lockwood1956]

The cutting didn't make it...........my gardening skills not what they should be

(I'll scrounge another cutting at GF if thats possible Ian?)

regards
Bob

[kampervan]

sure no problem.

ian

[owlwithoutfeathers]

There is a variety of elderberry "Sambucus Nigra Verescens" which that produces green elderberries. The bark of the bush is white and they produce pale green to yellow berries that are striped like gooseberries and almost see through (you can see the seeds through the skin. (Winemaking with elderberries T Edwin Beklt page 16 paragraph 3)

The more Common Sambucus Nigra produces the purple black berries more commonly found.

Just because one doesnt know about it, doesn't make it untrue.......

And you'll be making spagetti wine off the spagetti tree next . . . .

[Rich]

And you'll be making spagetti wine off the spagetti tree next .

After you post up your recipe

[Cellar_Rat]

lol......you can even add root vegetables to it (I am told)

LOL - now you are going too far

Ian - could I scrounge a cutting too.