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Re: elderberry port

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:37 pm
by Hedgerow hoarder
Oh I just need sugar then marrow rum is next!

Re: elderberry port

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:17 pm
by MKG
Any spirit will fortify, HH - but most will also modify the taste. The usual thing quoted is Polish Spirit - an extremely strong vodka. I've never, ever, seen this stuff on sale. Ordinary vodka, then, for me. It certainly does the job and has no taste effects.

Mike

Re: elderberry port

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:54 pm
by Hedgerow hoarder
Cheers mike very helpful, I will try this at the end of fermentation , and will try to avoid the cheap stuff that send you blind!