nettle beer?

[Crastney]

has anyone ever tried to make nettle beer?

I was on another forum, and someone mentioned it, so I thought I'd ask here.

 

[theboytony]

My dad tried it but wasn't good lol

 

[cabbie]

never attempted it but, i believe we brits used nettles to make ale before we were educated in the use of hops and when we started using hops we started calling the brew, beer :

 

[pittsy]

i would say if it was good/nice we would all be brewing it , as we're not leads me to think its probably ****

 

[graysalchemy]

Never tried it but nettles can be quite good to eat. I made nettle and wild garlic soup last year and now the wild garlic is coming into season I'm going to make a pesto as well. They taste rather like spinach but whether or not they taste like that in beer I do not know.

 

[Devonhomebrew]

ii made one 2 years ago it was nice and down the earth

1 tesco bag full of nettle leaves
500g sugar brown/white
and some beer yeast

add as much or as little sugar you want to make it stronger/weaker

this recipe makes 1 gal.

 

[screamlead]

I made a Nettle wine last year AKA the CJJ Berry book and it was superb!

 

[D C]

I too made a nettle wine from the CJJ Berry book last year and it was Fantastic :thumb: wish I had done a larger batch as the 1 gallon didnt last long Going to have another go this year but will try and make it more of a beer than a wine this time. Just google nettle beer there are a number of recipes available.

: DC

 

[aneray]

I last tried nettle beer a couple of years ago at the local airshow. A trade stand was giving out samples and it was that good I bought a few bottles. That was the last I heard of them until this was on the local news site at the beginning of 2011.

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Beer-ne ... story.html

Don't we just love Revenue and Customs.

 

[abeyptfc]

have you tried the river cottage nettle beer?, i think its called 'badger'. you cant go wrong with a google search

 

[Duncs]

have you tried the river cottage nettle beer?, i think its called 'badger'. you cant go wrong with a google search

The River Cottage nettle beer is called Stinger by Hall & Woodhouse as one of their Badger Ales range which is probably very different from the one John Wright made on the show

 

[abeyptfc]

have you tried the river cottage nettle beer?, i think its called 'badger'. you cant go wrong with a google search

The River Cottage nettle beer is called Stinger by Hall & Woodhouse as one of their Badger Ales range which is probably very different from the one John Wright made on the show

i knew a badger was involved somewhere.

 

[Duncs]

i knew a badger was involved somewhere.

Isn't there always? :lol: