brewing 2ne1
A log on homebrewing by a band of merry persons.
Nettle Ale 2011
24th April 2011
Thanks to Dylan for delivering half an Ikea bag of nettles. I have managed to kick start my first brew of 2011.
I used Dylan’s recipe as a base and modified it, due to not having any oranges!
12 litres water
6 litres of nettle tops. gently pushed into a litre jug to measure them out.
Juice of 3 lemons, strained
Juice of 2 limes, strained
1,5kg caster sugar
60g cream of tartar
10g yeast
Brought about 8 litres of water in a large pan.
Added the nettles and stirred into the boiling water.
Brought to the boil again, and let it boil for another 5 minutes
Let it cool for 3 hours. It was still hot!
Poured through a seive and squeezed remaining leaves through a muslin. Into primary fermentation Bucket
Squeezed and added lemons and limes through a seive.
Dissolved sugar in boiling water and added to the bucket.
Added Cream of Tarter.
Waited until it had cooled. About 2 hours.
Then added Brewing Yeast
Popped under stairs for 8 Days (Away from my children! After the accident last year when one of the twins sat on my brew!)
Marcus
