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Nettle Wine

Ingredients;

4 pints fresh nettle tips – young tips. The best are collected late morning in spring 1 lb raisins 3 1/2 lbs sugar Juice of 2 lemons 8 pints water Wine yeast 1 teaspoon yeast nutrient 1 campden tablet

Instructions; Wash fresh nettle tips and add to a saucepan of boiling water, together with […]

Losing sight of the point

One of the big risks that you take by making your own spirits in that you can poison yourself or make yourself go blind.

As the objective of making and consuming spirits is for you to enjoy yourself and in some cases, some days, get away from life for a short while you need to […]

Distilling

Booze. The nectar of the Gods.

To be honest I don’t drink nor do I know much about brewing beer or spirits although when I was at school I used to make wine for my parents and their friends. I hated the taste but they liked it. I do know that you can buy kits […]