In May, I watched a great video by Black Forager where she explained how to make rosewater on the stove. This lined up with these gorgeous peonies flowering in front of my house and I just had to try it.
In a sauce pan, put a small bowl surrounded by your flower petals and some water. Put a lid on top upsidedown filled with ice. Turn the heat up enough to get a simmer and have the water barely begin to steam, collect on the iced lid, and drip into the bowl in the center.
This produces flower water in the bowl, and a flower tea in the pan. Both are consumable and will have different profiles. I brought both to AEthelmearc War Practice to the Brewer's Guild round table as a proof of concept. The water worked significantly better than the tea, which was on the bitter side, but definitely needs a lot more work to get right. I was gifted a cider kit for my troubles.
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