captianoats
Well-Known Member
No, not THAT weed, dandelions
I've made several successful beers and ciders, but after seeing those stupid yellow flowers pop up in the yard this week, I felt obligated to try this as well. It's a hybrid of several different recipes I found on the web. This is a 1 gallon batch.
3qts dandelion flowers (only yellow petals)
1 cup raisins
2 oranges, zest and juice only
1 lemon, zest and juice only
3 lbs white sugar
1 campden tablet
1/4 tsp yeast nutrient
1 pack montachet yeast
Put hot water on the flowers and steeped for 2 days. Brought the water to a boil, added raisins, oranges, lemon, and sugar. Shut off heat as soon as the sugar dissolved. Once it cooled I added the campden and nutrient and let it sit for a day. Took and SG today, and it seems high to me, 1.118.
How does everything sound so far? Also, I need to know, should I put my airlock on now, or wait a few days? Thanks for any tips/advice you can share.
I've made several successful beers and ciders, but after seeing those stupid yellow flowers pop up in the yard this week, I felt obligated to try this as well. It's a hybrid of several different recipes I found on the web. This is a 1 gallon batch.
3qts dandelion flowers (only yellow petals)
1 cup raisins
2 oranges, zest and juice only
1 lemon, zest and juice only
3 lbs white sugar
1 campden tablet
1/4 tsp yeast nutrient
1 pack montachet yeast
Put hot water on the flowers and steeped for 2 days. Brought the water to a boil, added raisins, oranges, lemon, and sugar. Shut off heat as soon as the sugar dissolved. Once it cooled I added the campden and nutrient and let it sit for a day. Took and SG today, and it seems high to me, 1.118.
How does everything sound so far? Also, I need to know, should I put my airlock on now, or wait a few days? Thanks for any tips/advice you can share.