Nettle Beer

Ingredients:

• 2 lb young nettle tops
• 2 lemons
• 1 oz cream of tartar
• 1 lb brown sugar
• water
• Lager Yeast

Method:

Wash the nettle tops and boil in 4 pints of water for 15 minutes.

Strain and add the juice of the lemons, the cream of tartar and the sugar - stir until the sugar dissolves.

Add another 3 pints of water and transfer to a gallon jar and add the yeast.

Fit a fermentation lock and allow to work until nearly dry.

Rack and transfer into beer bottles and keep for a week or so before drinking.

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