Juniper pale ale

[dethmutt]

Wanting to make a Juniper Pale Ale. Not sure how many berries to use. Everything I've read says 1 ounce or less.

Approximately how many dried berries are in an ounce? Not trusting my scale at the moment. Need to get a new one.

 

[pjj2ba]

I'll check my recipe tonight when I get home. I think 1 oz is about right. I make a vodka tincture (24 hr soak) and at it at kegging time. I'll also weigh out some - but that would be a pretty rough guide as they can vary a fair bit.

 

[dethmutt]

Thanks. I don't want to make five gallons of air freshener.. But everything I read gives different amount of berries, from one ounce to 300 berries..

 

[pjj2ba]

Sorry for the delay - computer problems. I use 3/4 oz of dried juniper berries in the vodka tincture.

 

[14Skinhead88]

I used an oz of crushed berries once. I treated them like "flavor" hops and added them about 15 min before turning the heat off of the wort. So far it was the best beer I ever brewed and the best I ever drank!

 

[Owly055]

I used an oz of crushed berries once. I treated them like "flavor" hops and added them about 15 min before turning the heat off of the wort. So far it was the best beer I ever brewed and the best I ever drank!

What was the basic recipe? (roughly)

H.W.