On Aug 5, 5:36 pm, Dave Allison > wrote:
> Wow, didn't know about sambunigrin acid. I'm about 1/2 done with a
> Elderberry port - and used dried elderberries. Did I need to boil them
> as well? oops.
>
> DAve


I'm just about ready to start 4 gallons of Elderberry wine from
concentrate, so this thread certainly caught my attention. I did a
little research online and it turns out that elderberries *are* *not*
*poisonous*. Some people are sensitive to sambunigrin, which in fact
is a cyanogenetic glycoside and not an acid. It occurs if far greater
quantities in the leaves than in the berries.

If you are not sensitive to sambunigrin, and you are not making your
wine from Elderberry leaves, then you shouldn't have anything to worry
about.

Of course, don't take my word for it. I'm not a chemist nor do I play
one on TV. Google for these terms and see what you can come up with.

Greg G.