Redcurrants - topping and tailing?

[boboff]

WOooP De WOoop again, Elderflower Champers was lovely, a few raspberries and strawberries in the bottom of the glass, accompanied by my first ever attempt at home made Garlic Mayo and Crudities ( not that sort Susie, strips of Carrots and Celerly!)

I have to say the Champagne tasted like champagne, with a hint of elderflower......not like most home brew, what ever I do it always tastes like Sherry!

[ina]

I have to say the Champagne tasted like champagne, with a hint of elderflower......not like most home brew, what ever I do it always tastes like Sherry!

Cairn o'Mohr make an elderflower and oakleaf bubbly (professionally, of course), which I prefer to any champagne I've ever tasted...

But - what's wrong with sherry??

[boboff]

Nothing wrong with Sherry!

No I thinks it's the "dirty" taste you get with Homebrew that I don't like.

[ina]

No I thinks it's the "dirty" taste you get with Homebrew that I don't like.

Do you mean the bit of cloudyness, yeasty kind of taste? I got that towards the end of the bottle (still haven't unearthed the racking equipment, so had to just pour it off), but at least three quarters of the wine seemed perfectly clear and clean-tasting. And I use the last bit (with most of the yeast residues) for my slug trap, which needs to go out tonight!

[sleepyowl]

I mixed mine with strawberries & blackcurrants & put them in a cheesecake with dark chocolate mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Rosendula]

I mixed mine with strawberries & blackcurrants & put them in a cheesecake with dark chocolate mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

OMG! That sounds orgasmic! Gotta have. Gotta have.

[Millymollymandy]

I made redcurrant cordial following a River Cottage recipe which I found by googling. I used less sugar than stated but it was still a bit too sweet and it's very pink! I'd rather have a bit more flavour of the fruit coming through though - but when I ever get around to ordering my ice lolly kit I think it'd make good lollies.

[sleepyowl]

I mixed mine with strawberries & blackcurrants & put them in a cheesecake with dark chocolate mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

OMG! That sounds orgasmic! Gotta have. Gotta have.

The result of it was I converted a cheesecake hater with it & it lasted all of about 5 seconds, have now added recipe in the what's in the pot catergory