Elderflower Hard Cider Recipe

Volume: 1 Gallon

Elderflower Cider By Prickly Apple Cider

Ingredients:

10 Pounds Organic Fuji Apples
4 Pounds Organic Bosc or Anjou Pears
2 Organic Limes
30 Grams Dried Organic Elderflower
2-3 Grams Mangrove M-41 Belgium Ale Yeast

Steps:

Add pectic enzyme to the fermenter.
Press apples and strain into the fermenter.
Add the M-41 yeast and seal with airlock.
Ferment for 2-3 weeks.
Make the elderflower tea.
- Place dried elderflowers in tea bags.
- Juice limes and combine with 3-4 cups of water (use 3 for stronger or 4 for weaker) .
- Bring water and juice to a raging boil, remove from heat.
- Add elderflower tea bag and steep for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove Tea bag and let cool.

Rack the cider into the cooled elderflower tea.
Age for 4-6 weeks.
Rack the cider and filter down to a 0.5 micron filter.
Force carbonate the cider to 2.0 volumes of CO2.
Package, chill, and serve.

This hard cider recipe makes a semi-dry, floral, and acidic hard cider. It has a light gold color and light/medium effervescence. The elderflower gives it some nice aromatics and the lime adds a note of citrus. This will pair well with pasta, chicken, or seafood. It is not overly bold so foods that aren’t overly bold work well with it.