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Elderberry Wine 2009

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Note: 
Pop's recipe tried and true. bakers yeast and white sugar.

Brandy Style elderberry wine
Style: 
Brandy Style Fruit Wine
Ibu: 
Abv: 
~8%
Size: 
2.0 gal

Recipe

Procedure

Data Points [ + ]
14
date: 
07/30/2009
note: 
Pop's recipe but whoops. Went over on init water and sugar from bad scaling, should be correctable.
SG: 
1.088 @ 60F
15
date: 
08/06/2009
note: 
added additional 1/3 of sugar with ~cup of water
SG: 
? @ ?F
16
date: 
08/17/2009
note: 
added last 1/3 of sugar with ~cup of water
SG: 
? @ ?F
17
date: 
09/04/2009
note: 
racked but left in fermenter.

No idea what the %abv is since the triple
adding of sugar, should mirror elder mead.
SG: 
1.060 @ 60F
58
date: 
10/12/2009
note: 
took SG, clarity is good and could probably bottle. Eoth taste is hot but that should temper out. Final Gravity is high - brandy style for sure
SG: 
1.060 @ 70F
83
date: 
12/02/2009
note: 
bottled. taste is pretty good.
SG: 
1.060 @ 60F