Winter Nights
A conifer metheglin
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Fruitwood Orachards So. Jersey Pine Barren Honey
- 1 Tbsp juniper berries
- 1 tsp Yeastex yeast nutrient
- Red Star Pasteur champagne yeast
Instructions
Crush juniper berries with a mortar and pestle
Boil honey, berries, and some water for 10 minutes
Skim foam, pour through strainer into carboy. Top up w/water. Add yeast and nutrient when cool.
Brewing Stats
8 August 1999 Started
7 Jan 2000
Racked. Worried that it might be a little too pine-y.
26 Feb 2000 -- Bottled
Final gravity: .997
Pot. Alcohol: -1.5%
Notes
Very dry. Still quite pine-y, but has mellowed considerably, and tastes like it will mellow very nicely past this. Will make good gifts.