Wild Fermented Elderflower Soda

Elena Butuc

I made this recipe last year too, but, due to a small accident (the bottle exploded) I didn't get to show you the final drink. I used to make Elderflower Lemonade, but now I wanted to try more elderflower recipes. I was very impressed, I'd say it's like the Russian "Kvas", a kind of soda, flower flavoured.

I've already made two batches since the elderflowers appeared. I tried freezing and thawing them. They keep their aroma well, so you can make stocks for the winter as well.

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Ingredients

Metric US

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Water

4 l

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Elderflowers

10 pieces

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Sugar

600 g

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Lemon

4 pieces

2-4 lemons, depending on how juicy they are

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Bakers yeast

10 g

Step by step

Step 1

Wash the flowers thoroughly in a sieve.

Step 2

Place in a deep jar - about 3 liters.

Step 3

Pour the sugar over the flowers.

Step 4

Squeeze the lemons - put the juice and peels in the jar. Pour enough water to cover all the ingredients well and leave the jar overnight, covered with a towel or gauze.

Step 5

After this time, take some water from the jar into a bowl and mix with the yeast.

Step 6

Transfer all the ingredients to a larger jar. I used a 5 liter water bottle. You could even cut its mouth, to make it wider.

Add the yeast dissolved in the water, mix everything well. Cover the bottle / jar with a gauze or towel and leave for 1-2 days until it infuses and acidifies. Taste periodically. Strain and place in the fridge when it seems fizzy enough. In a warm place, it can be ready even in one day.

Make sure you don't tighten the lid too much - it will definitely explode and this won't make your job very pleasant.