How to Make Nettle Beer Recipe | Homestead Honey (2024)

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How much alcohol is in nettle beer? ›

- 500ml. A member of our Standard beer range, find out more on our Nettle IPA page.

Aside from making a somewhat pleasant drink, stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) are a great source of vitamin C and apparently help alleviate rheumatic pain. They can also be used to make soup and are an important plant for a variety of wildlife. It's a Belgian dream - a beer with a lot of health benefits.

To prepare nettle leaf tea, bring 10 ounces of water to a boil over a hot stove, then pour a tablespoon of fresh nettle – or a teaspoon of dried nettle – into the water. Allow the nettle to steep for 5-10 minutes, strain, and serve.

How much and what type of honey to use is largely a matter of personal preference. A good place to start experimenting is with one to two pounds of honey per 5-gallon batch (~0.5–1 kg/19 L) of mid-gravity beer.

When the wort is at high krausen (when the yeast activity is at its peak), add the honey. The National Honey Board has done research into the effects of honey on beer.

Avoid if you're pregnant or breastfeeding because there isn't enough information on its safety. Use with caution if you're elderly because of the potential of causing low blood pressure. And use stinging nettle with caution if you have diabetes because of the potential that it may lower or raise blood sugar levels.

Stinging nettle is generally considered safe when used as directed. Occasional side effects include mild stomach upset, fluid retention, sweating, diarrhea, and hives or rash (mainly from topical use). It is important to be careful when handling the nettle plant because touching it can cause an allergic rash.

Nettle can improve the general health of the female reproductive system and is frequently included in postmenstrual syndrome, fertility, and menopause blends. Nettle can aid with exhaustion caused by iron deficiency due to a heavy menstrual cycle and pregnancy.

Anti-inflammatory activity. Nettles are useful for a variety of inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and chronic myalgia. Nettle tea or herbal supplements have been shown to effectively treat gout, relieve muscle aches and minimize the symptoms of arthritis.

The whole young plant can be eaten, stems and all. Larger stems will get fibrous and should be removed. Rinse nettles in a colander before cooking. Methods for preparing nettles include: • Boiling – boil nettles for 3-5 minutes.

Is there a beer made from honey? ›

Honey Weiss, Jacob Leinenkugel Company

Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss is as vibrant in color as the honey that is used to make it. The American wheat beer is inspired by the classic German-style weiss beer but strays from German beer purity laws with the addition of honey.

Use 1 cup of honey per 5 gallon batch to replace the priming sugar, follow the same procedure outlined in your beer recipe kit instructions to prime your beer and put it in beer bottles. Boil the honey in 8-16 oz. of water and pour it into the bottom of your bottling bucket and rack your beer into the honey solution.

The Simple Answer. Each pound of honey added to a gallon of must (the pre-fermentation honey and water mixture) adds about 5% of potential alcohol when fermented completely.

Honey beer is great; it's sweet, it's got a strong beer taste, and at 8.1% alcohol content it's got a freakin' kick to it, that's for all of you who were about to call me a pansy.