Nettle and Ginger Brew (with piccies)
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:56 pm
Something a bit simple but worthwhile.
3lb of Nettle tops (takes a bit of collecting, useful if you have a wife and daughter with thick gloves
)
4" piece of fresh ginger
Juice of 1 orange and lemon
500gms Honey
500 light spray malt
Unrefined demera sugar
10 litres cheapo asda water.
You need a big pot to boil the nettle tops down along with 3 litres of the water.
30 minutes later and they are done.
Squeezing every last drop of the wort out to the nettles (now wrapped in muslin)
All that's left of the nettles....................
......except for this steaming bucket of goodness.
Topped up to 10 litres, added all the honey, malt and enough sugar to bring it up to 1.045 OG,the juice and the grated ginger. Once it cooled down enough I added half a packet of SAFALE S04.
24hrs on, bubbling away nicely and quite an interesting aroma.
3lb of Nettle tops (takes a bit of collecting, useful if you have a wife and daughter with thick gloves
)4" piece of fresh ginger
Juice of 1 orange and lemon
500gms Honey
500 light spray malt
Unrefined demera sugar
10 litres cheapo asda water.
You need a big pot to boil the nettle tops down along with 3 litres of the water.
30 minutes later and they are done.
Squeezing every last drop of the wort out to the nettles (now wrapped in muslin)
All that's left of the nettles....................
......except for this steaming bucket of goodness.
Topped up to 10 litres, added all the honey, malt and enough sugar to bring it up to 1.045 OG,the juice and the grated ginger. Once it cooled down enough I added half a packet of SAFALE S04.
24hrs on, bubbling away nicely and quite an interesting aroma.
. Bottled 21 pints with extra sugar and I will leave to condition only a few days before putting out in the shed to mature for a few weeks.