If you aren't making your kit right away, I recommend storing it in the pantry for up to one month. After that, just pop it in the freezer up to a year to maintain maximum freshness! No need to thaw once you're ready to cook!

Most likely, yes! Use your judgment - storing your kit in the freezer after a month is simply my suggestion to maintain optimal freshness.

Store your syrup in a glass jar in the fridge for up to six weeks. Unlike store bought syrup, homemade does not have added preservatives to make it shelf stable.

This can vary from customer to customer, but on average, each kit makes around 28 oz of syrup!

Your homemade elderberry syrup will be less of a syrup and more of a juice consistency because it doesn't have thickeners.

I recommend waiting to start until six months (with an alternative sweetener to honey like maple syrup, or omitting the sweetener altogether.)

Elderberry is an immune boosting plant, therefore it does activate the immune system. However, I know many with autoimmune disease who have no issues with it, including my husband! I always tell people to listen to your body and make that call on an individual basis.