Misc addition
Elderflower
Representative The maker publishes no figures for this product, so these are class-typical values instead.
- Type
- Spice
- Added at
- whirlpool
- Form
- solid
- Formula
- n/a
- Concentration
- sold as the pure compound
- Typical dose
- 20-50 g dried per 20 L
- Timing
- A short whirlpool steep, or added cold to the conditioning tank to keep the perfume.
Before you use it
The aroma is almost entirely volatile, so anything more than a brief whirlpool wastes it. Use flowers only: the green stem is bitter and mildly toxic, as is every other part of the plant raw.
Description
The cream-colored summer umbels, giving a muscat, lychee and honeysuckle perfume that reads as sweetness without any sugar. A natural fit for saisons, wits and dry ciders.