Flower Wine

[ShaneBoucher]

Anybody know if i can make wine out of lilac flowers or are they poisonous. If they are not poisonous does anyone have a recipe or basic guidelines to follow. reason I'm asking is I know where I could pick a few hundred pounds of flowers, not that I will but I'm saying i could get enough to make wine if its possible.

 

[kaconga]

http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques91.asp

Apparently you can! I just googled lilac wine recipe and Jack Keller is by far my favorite source for wine recipes.

 

[Yooper]

Lilac wine is fantastic! I believe Homercidal (his name on this forum) has made it also and enjoyed it.

 

[ShaneBoucher]

Ok thats interesting what recipe do you think would turn out better? also am I able to use the flowers that have not opened yet and how exactly do you measure quarts of flowers, fill quart basket or a mason jar?

 

[Yooper]

Ok thats interesting what recipe do you think would turn out better? also am I able to use the flowers that have not opened yet and how exactly do you measure quarts of flowers, fill quart basket or a mason jar?

I always weigh my flowers and petals, so I have no idea how to measure a quart of flowers- but either would do I suppose!

You want opened flowers, not over or under "ripe", if there is such a thing with flowers!

The dandelions popped here this week, and I'm almost ready to bottle last year's dandelion wine but I just can't muster up the energy right now. Lilacs are great, but I think even more tedious to use for wine than dandelion, and I'm pretty lazy right now. Make sure you let us know what you do, and how it comes out!

 

[Arpolis]

Soon I plan on using a recipe like the 2nd one on jacks page there. But I have rose pedals and dandelion pedals to try out.

 

[ShaneBoucher]

Got the flowers cleaned [took 20 hours with scissors] and soaking smells like grass so far and is brown like tea. Is it ok if I use k1-v1116 I don't have any ec-1118 right now but i can get some tomorrow if needed as the brew store is within walking distance. Also what alcohol percentage should I make this at I was thinking 12-13 considering lilacs wouldn't have a strong flavour. Tomorrow I shall transfer to a 6gal carboy. For those who have made it what recipe did you use?

 

[jensmith]

1116 and 1118 can be swaped just fine. They are like identical twins that way


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[drunken_opossum]

We are making a batch of lilac right now going from the data on jack kellers website. So far the batch is bubbling like a fiend! It's a gallon batch but it would of been more but my wife thought I'd made a new tea...lol. Only thing I will do different next time I pick is I will wear a mask.... I got a week of hellish allergies out of this deal.



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[ShaneBoucher]

I'm surprised yours is still pink mine turned brownish after I added boiling water. I picked an extra 48 quarts of flowers and put them in the freezer for another 12 gal if this batch turns out good.

 

[drunken_opossum]

Goodluck! I know mine smells good right now...here's to hoping it stays that way after the process

 

[drunken_opossum]

Finished bottling the lilac tonight... Like a good strong tea with a kick.


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