River cottage Dandelion recipe?

Hi

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh
Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how
much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used
anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other recipes are on the
website, but can't find that one.

Thanks ,

Duncan

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Hi

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you
remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and
whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other
recipes are on the website, but can't find that one.


Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL -

perhaps you could find the recipe on

http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5

Regards Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

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"Duncan" wrote in message
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Hi

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you
remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and
whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other
recipes are on the website, but can't find that one.


Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL -

perhaps you could find the recipe on

http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5

Regards Pete
www.thecanalshop.com
Thanks - got it!
Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch"

Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots)

Duncan

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"Duncan" wrote in message
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Hi

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you
remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and
whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other
recipes are on the website, but can't find that one.


Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL -

perhaps you could find the recipe on

http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5

Regards Pete
www.thecanalshop.com


Thanks - got it!
Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch"

Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots)

Duncan

Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks.
Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to
have at school !

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

On 9/6/08 14:57, in article , "Pete
Stockdale" wrote:


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"Duncan" wrote in message
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Hi

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you
remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and
whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other
recipes are on the website, but can't find that one.


Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL -

perhaps you could find the recipe on

http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5

Regards Pete
www.thecanalshop.com


Thanks - got it!
Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch"

Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots)

Duncan

Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks.
Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to
have at school !

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com


Sorry if someone has said this before but isn't this what Americans call
root beer?

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)

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Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks.
Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to
have at school !

Yes please!

Mary

On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:18 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 9/6/08 14:57, in article , "Pete
Stockdale" wrote:


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"Duncan" wrote in message
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Hi

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you
remember how much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and
whether he used anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other
recipes are on the website, but can't find that one.


Unless like Stewart - you do not trust Tiny URL -

perhaps you could find the recipe on

http://tinyurl.com/58hyx5

Regards Pete
www.thecanalshop.com


Thanks - got it!
Similar to a recipe posted by "cyberwitch"

Roots are in the pan as I write (and it smells like old weed roots)

Duncan

Kindly submit a "drinkability" report here in a couple of weeks.
Perhaps it could be the start of a new "group" craze like what we used to
have at school !

Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com


Sorry if someone has said this before but isn't this what Americans call
root beer?

Yes I saw the programme and HFW did say it was the original root beer.

Pam in Bristol

On 9/6/08 17:23, in article , "Pam
Moore" wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:18 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
snip


Sorry if someone has said this before but isn't this what Americans call
root beer?

Yes I saw the programme and HFW did say it was the original root beer.

Pam in Bristol

Thanks, Pam. I thought I'd read that somewhere - didn't see the prog.- but
then wasn't at all sure!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)

Originally Posted by Sacha[_3_]

On 9/6/08 17:23, in article , "Pam
Moore" wrote:


Dandelion & Burdock Beer Recipe from River Cottage

Please submit a drinkability report after you've made some.

On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:18 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
snip


Sorry if someone has said this before but isn't this what Americans call
root beer?

Yes I saw the programme and HFW did say it was the original root beer.

Pam in Bristol

Thanks, Pam. I thought I'd read that somewhere - didn't see the prog.- but
then wasn't at all sure!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)

I just tried the River Cottage burdock beer recipe. Had a bit of a scary experience.

I halved the recipe. And instead of beer yeast, the lady in the shop didn't have any so sold me champagne yeast. Followed the recipe halving the ingredients to make a small portion.

After 8 days tried opening a bottle, fortunately in the sink with a kitchen towel wrapped around it (I heard that this was good practice, just in case). And then there was a pop like a gunshot and beer on the ceiling. (Although the half inch of beer left in the bottle tasted good!)
I have now put the other bottles in a box in an upside down old bin in the garden, waiting for them to explode on their own.

I don't quite know what the problem was. Was the big mistake using champagne yeast? Or should I have waited a lot longer before bottling, perhaps putting them through a 2ndary fermentation?
Whatever the cause was, I never what this to happen again. And I am sorely tempted to switch to plastic screwcap bottles, because you should be able to tell when they are under pressure (they'll bulge), and they won't threaten to cut you up with broken glass.

I will however try this again (modifying the recipe to be flatter, and probably in plastic bottles...) because it really did taste good.