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nettle beer

4 May 2008 by colouritgreen

what are nettles good for #4

Honestly, I thought nettle beer would be disgusting….and it’s not - its really very good!.. made in a similar way to elderflower champagne (but not quite as wonderful).

Me being me.. I looked at a few recipes for nettle beer, then tweaked it into my own. A hit with us - so much so that we have been out today and harvested yet more nettle tips, for another batch.

Fear not.. no nettle loving butterflies were hurt in the making of this beer.. only the tips does not take out much in the way of nettles!

Posted in frugal living, grow your own food, recipes, self-sufficiency, wild foods | Tagged nettles | 3 Comments

3 Responses to “nettle beer”

on 5 May 2008 at 7:20 pm1 Rosie

And the recipe is ……
on 5 May 2008 at 7:22 pm2 Rosie

Oops - just found the recipe on your main part of the website (slinks off looking embarassed)
on 5 May 2008 at 7:52 pm3 colouritgreen

maybe I should have made the link a tad more obvious… sorry… but do try it.. its worth it. everyone says it improves with waiting.. hence all the hanging around for a day or two at various stages.