brewing 2ne1

Nettle Wine

[This happened in the past - recorded here for the future]

30/4/09

Followed book recipe (remind me to post up link) times 2, i.e. 4l nettle tops (frozen), 9 litres water, 2.2kg caster sugar, 30g ginger, 4 lemons (juice and rind grating), 2tsp each of yeast, nutrient and tannin. Put in pressure barrel with tap open (so unpressurised)

Question? What’s a litre of nettle tops? I put them in a litre container, pushing the down a little but not compressing them. I weighed them (damp) but they were wet so I don’t suppose that’d help.

5/5/09

Siphoned into two demijohns, coarsely filtered through a fresh J-cloth.

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