Borage flower wine

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Borage flower wine

Post: # 278210Post Stoney »

My mum and dads garden is full of borage plants at the moment, has anyone made wine from the flowers?

Thanks

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Re: Borage flower wine

Post: # 278214Post wabbit955 »

nope never made borage flower but a can not see why not
I have made gorse flower, dandelion flower, rose petal, violet and marigold all or which turn out good

recipe I use for these are

5 litre bucket 1/2 filled with flowers 2 Camden tables 3 litre water cold stand for 2 days stirring a few time a day
1 litre water 1.2kg sugar boil cool add to flowers add 1 tsp yeast 1tsp yeast nutrients juice of 2 lemons a strong cup of black tea
leave for 4-5 days stirring daily until yeast calms down a bit drain into demi john
than rack when needed

very interested what it turns out like will it be blue that be very good it keeps there colour :lol:
please do lets us know if you make :iconbiggrin:
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Re: Borage flower wine

Post: # 278238Post doofaloofa »

I made borage flower wine and it tasted odd, and not in a nice way

I tried it after reading a source that said the Elizabethans made a wine from borage flower that 'maketh the heart merry'

Could never drink enough to put that one to the test due to odd flavour

It tasted so odd that I think I still have a few bottles after maybe 15 years

Then there was the swede wine...
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Re: Borage flower wine

Post: # 278242Post Stoney »

Thanks for the heads up, it was the possibility of it being blue that was appealing also. I will give it a miss. Do you have any other suggestions for Borage as it's there every year and it seems a shame not to use it!

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Re: Borage flower wine

Post: # 278244Post doofaloofa »

Give the wine a go

It may have been my technique

It would be interesting to find out
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Re: Borage flower wine

Post: # 278246Post wabbit955 »

borage flowers good in salad
and younger leave cooked in butter are good to
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