Freezing mint leaves

[AzOr]

I have a bounty of mint in my garden and want to ferment it somehow. Maybe a session mead or something more traditional. I also will be brewing a mint chocolate stout (Radical Brewing recipe). However, I know I won't be getting around to it for a while.

Sooo...Can I freeze the mint leaves and use it later? I already have a sizable mint tincture from last year that still tastes great so that's already covered.

 

[jschein]

Yes you can, wash then dry and spread them out on a baking sheet in the freezer for 3-4 hours. Then you can put them in baggies for indivual service or If you don't care if they are stuck together just throw in a bag and freeze

 

[NoFiller]

I've frozen mint leave before. They aren't as flavourful as fresh, but definitely still good. I use them to flavour drinking water, not brewing. You could also consider drying them. A lot of people make mint tea this way. From what I've heard, it's preferable to use dried leaves in tea.

 

[Dland]

Another alternative is to make put them in alcahol, such as vodka or everclear and make a tincture or extract.

 

[AzOr]

Another alternative is to make put them in alcahol, such as vodka or everclear and make a tincture or extract.

Yup I already gave about 12 ounces of tincture from last summer. It still tastes good.
I will go ahead and freeze the leaves for brewing later this year.

Thanks everyone!

 

[PantherEnjoyer]

Not sure myself, but I have heard that brewing with mint doesn't actually give you a nice mint flavour but rather strange "green" flavours.

Once when I was a young lad I added lemon thyme to gin hoping to get a unique product. Tasted like lawn clippings.

Just be cautious with adding it, cause it could undergo biotransformation like hops in primary?